Identification and Characterization of Toxicity of Contaminants in Pet Food Leading to an Outbreak of Renal Toxicity in Cats and Dogs

L. M. Dobson, Roy; Motlagh, Safa; Quijano, Mike; Thomas Cambron, R.; R. Baker, Timothy; M. Pullen, Aletha; T. Regg, Brian; S. Bigalow-Kern, Adrienne; Vennard, Thomas; S. Fix, Andrew; Reimschuessel, Renate; J. Overmann, Gary; Shan, Yuching; P. Daston, George

doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfn160

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Identification and Characterization of Toxicity of Contaminants in Pet Food Leading to an Outbreak of Renal Toxicity in Cats and Dogs

Published in Toxicological Sciences • Aug 9, 2008

Authors:

Roy L. M. Dobson

Safa Motlagh

Mike Quijano

Abstract

This paper describes research relating to the major recall of pet food that occurred in Spring 2007 in North America. Clinical observations of acute renal failure in cats and dogs were associated with consumption of wet pet food produced by a contract manufacturer producing for a large number of com...

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Cyanuric acid

Melamine

Chemistry

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