Posted just today from TruthAboutPetFood.com:
http://truthaboutpetfood.com/aflatoxins-melamine-and-cyanuric-acid-found-in-us-made-pet-food
http://truthaboutpetfood.com/aflatoxins-melamine-and-cyanuric-acid-found-in-us-made-pet-food
Nonetheless, even though these toxins fall below the established limits, it's still important for consumers to know they are there when they shouldn't be, as Susan Thixton points out.So true, Dr. Hofve. Whoever is supplying the offending ingredient is really the one to blame. I do wish, however, that US made pet foods would take more responsibility and care to source ingredients from safe, reputable suppliers. They try to hook consumers by plastering “made in the USA” all over their packaging, but every single ingredient could come from other countries.
While true, without them many pet owners could not afford to feed their pets. It's simply a matter of cost and time really.And it seems like it's always those ingredients that shouldn't be in cat food anyway that end up being the problem - grains, wheat gluten, additives.