Pet Food Recall
yahoo news link - pet food recall There is incomplete information at this time, but thought it good to post this as soon as possible.
Forum Discussion
lilhowlinwolf wrote:It's also used to euthanize animals.
I saw something the other day about phenobarbitol being in pet foods. That's usually reserved for seizures.
Mark
Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine Report on the risk from pentobarbital in dog food
CVM scientists, as part of their investigation, developed a test to detect dog and cat DNA in the protein of the dog food. All samples from the most recent dog food survey (2000) that tested positive for pentobarbital, as well as a subset of samples that tested negative, were examined for the presence of remains derived from dogs or cats. The results demonstrated a complete absence of material that would have been derived from euthanized dogs or cats. The sensitivity of this method is 0.005% on a weight/weight basis; that is, the method can detect a minimum of 5 pounds of rendered remains in 50 tons of finished feed. Presently, it is assumed that the pentobarbital residues are entering pet foods from euthanized, rendered cattle or even horses.
