Hey guys,
I don't know if any of us here live in Canada, but
what's scary about this is that the contaminant is not
melamine, it's something else.
:)
Wendy
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Canada - Royal Canin
http://www.royalcanin.ca/index_en.php
http://www.itchmo.com/
http://www.itchmo.com/read/royal-canin-canada-recalls-additional-cat-and-dog-food_20070422#comments
UPDATE: The toxin found in these foods is cyanuric acid - not
melamine<http://www.medi-cal.ca/>.
This is the first recall attributed to cyanuric acid.
Royal Canin has discovered a new contaminant in rice gluten. This
contaminant is cyanuric acid, which is chemically related to, but distinct
from, melamine.
ORIGINAL POST: Due to contaminated rice protein concentrate, Royal Canin has
recalled the following cat and dog products from Canada on Friday:
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine EARLY CARDIAC
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine SENSITIVITY RC (Rice and Catfish)
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine SKIN SUPPORT
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline HYPOALLERGENIC HP
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline SENSITIVITY RD (Rice and Duck)
These differ from the products pulled from the
US<http://www.itchmo.com/read/royal-canin-recalls-us-foods_20070420>.
Two products, Feline Sensitivity RD and Canine Sensitivity RC are not
currently recalled in the US. We do not know whether the food was made in
Canada or the US. Therefore, it is also not clear whether the tainted rice
protein went to Canada.
So far, Royal Canin has pulled products due to tainted wheat gluten, corn
gluten and rice protein in the US, Canada, and South Africa. And is being
sued for Vitamin D overdose.
Candace
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