Reports came out this week from a Texas Lab that found pain medicine in pet food. What’s next? Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the labs findings of acetaminophen in dog and cat food. The brands that contained the pain medicine were NOT included in the 150 Menu Brand pet foods already recalled.

Now, I don’t want to buy anything on the recall list and also nothing that is not on the recall list!!!

What are we supposed to do with this info???? I wonder if they mean its now dry food, instead of wet food that was recalled?

Reports came out this week from a Texas Lab that found pain medicine in pet food. What’s next? Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the labs findings of acetaminophen in dog and cat food. The brands that contained the pain medicine were NOT included in the 150 Menu Brand pet foods already recalled.

Now, I don’t want to buy anything on the recall list and also nothing that is not on the recall list!!!

What are we supposed to do with this info???? I wonder if they mean its now dry food, instead of wet food that was recalled?

Here is what I found:

DL-Methionine
Methionine (dL-Methionine) is a sulfur-containing amino acid obtained by the hydrolysis of most common proteins.

Methionine is a principle supplier of sulfur which prevents disorders of the hair (promotes hair growth), skin and nails. It helps lower cholesterol levels by increasing the liver’s production of lecithin, reduces liver fat, and protects the kidneys.

dl-methionine is a chelating agent for heavy metals. It regulates the formation of ammonia and creates ammonia-free urine which reduces bladder irritation.

dl-methionine is an essential amino acid which serves as a urinary acidifier (great for cats uriniary tract health).

Is added to cat foods to create acidic urine (to help prevent Urinary tract problems, sort of like cranberry juice for humans). In our dog foods, the meat supplies sufficient amounts.

Just wanetd to clear that up. Hope this helps.

Thanks

I just wanted to inform everyone that I did check with the life’s abundance company and they have discontinued the dangerous additive menadione Vitamin K3, which is a huge relief! I checked the ingredients and didn’t find it listed as well. I know that it at one time was in the food, but according to the company it not longer is. I would recommend checking other foods for this to be on the safe side.

Hope all is well with all of your beautiful babies..

http://www.rateitall.com/i-875.....dance.aspx

First off: This compant is a MLM (multi level marketing)!!! This tells me that they are all about the business and not the Pets!!! Soooo SAD!

Secondly:
I also read that it contains (if you look closely. . . D/L Methionine) Menadione (Vitamin K3) in the ingredients!!! Which is banned in Europe!!!

Here is what I found on a website about Menadione:
One of the more obscure ingredients found in many pet foods are menadione derivatives - in the form of menadione sodium bisulfate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadione dimethylprimidinol sulfate, menadione dimethylprimidinol sulfite or menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite, often listed as “a source of vitamin K activity” or “vitamin K supplement”. Unless otherwise noted, these compounds are summarily referred to as “menadione” in this article to make it easier to read.

Watch out:
Some manufacturers leave out the “menadione” part of the above chemical names in their ingredient lists (e.g. you see only “dimethylprimidinol sulfate” listed instead of “menadione dimethylprimidinol sulfate”), and menadione does not only occur in dry and canned foods, but edible chew toys, supplements and treats as well.

Thoroughly research any item with an ingredient list that claims a “source of vitamin K”, “source of vitamin K activity” or “vitamin K” in parentheses and contact the manufacturer if you have any questions.

What is it?

Menadione, also known as vitamin K3, is a synthetic version of vitamin K. The natural occuring compounds are vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone, from plant sources) and Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone, synthesized by bacteria in the digestive tract and absorbed by the body). Technically menadione isn’t even a vitamin, but a precursor that is converted in the body after ingestion. Natural vitamin K is fat soluble, while menadione derivatives (pure menadione can not be processed) are water soluble and bypass the natural pathway of utilization by the body.

Why is it added to pet food?

Menadione is added as an inexpensive vitamin K supplement in commercial foods. The common statement as to why it is added is “to help with blood clotting”, yet it is scientifically proven that the effectivity of menadione on blood clotting is inferior. Even veterinarians will administer vitamin K1 as an antidote to dogs who have for example ingested rat poison, which causes internal bleeding.

Manufacturers who use menadione in their products also like to claim that it is “more stable” than natural vitamin K and has “more nutritional value”. Not a single one of them has acknowledged the scientifically proven side effects of this substance.

It is simple to come to a conclusion about the truth in these statements when you consider that

not all pet food companies add menadione to their foods and dogs have eaten these products for years without developing deficiencies
the National Research Council was not able to demonstrate a dietary requirement for vitamin K in dogs during tests when natural ingredients were fed and
fish meals, liver and green plant supplements (e.g. alfalfa, kelp and other seaweed, nettle leaf, blue-green algae, spirulina) are rich sources of natural vitamin K.
Why is it bad?

As a non-native speaker (German is my native language), it has been difficult for me to compose this article in English, since I had to translate most of my information from literature originally written in German. My search for relevant, unbiased sources in English was not very successful, with exception of some obscure references and texts that provided some information but do not include all the facts. There were also many articles written by authors who didn’t even have the basic knowledge to differentiate between vtiamin K1, K2 and K3.

Here is a list of negative effects of menadione on the body. It is incomplete, since my English medical terminology is lacking and I was simply not able to translate the more complicated scientific phrases into proper English:

causes cytotoxicity in liver cells
causes formation of radicals from enzymes of leucocytes, with the consequence of cytotoxic reactions
considerably weakens the immune system
possible mutagenic effects
damages the natural vitamin K cycle
has no effect on coumarin derivatives, which are often present in commercial food due to mold contamination (toxic when ingested)
causes hemolytic anemia and hyperbilirubinemia, not just linked to large doses
disturbs the level of calcium ions (Ca2+) in the body, which is an important factor fibrinolysis
is directly toxic in high doses (vomiting, albuminuria), unlike natural vitamin K
builds up in tissue and has been detected in eggs, meat and milk of animals supplemented with menadione derivatives
causes irritation of skin and mucous membranes
causes allergic reactions and eczema

here is the link: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/.....=menadione

Many Thanks to the Ichmo Admin.

Your latest post explains why my reply to your earlier post was never answered. Follow the money!

She told me that none of their products have EVER been on a recall list but that the canned cat food is produced in a menu facility. NOT the one where the recalled foods were made. According to her and some of the e-mails she sent me all of the other products are porduced at Ohio foods. She assured me that Dr. Jane Bicks (the product formulator) maintains very strict guidelines for any facility manufacturing her foods.

I have been feeding my cats the canned and the dry since March and would reccommend them without hesitation.

Vicki also told me that if you wanted to contact her directly via the contact page on her site, to avoid cold and unhelpful customer service in the future she would love to help you herself. Like I said earlier, she is very kind and helpful to me.

Good Luck!
Sam

ITCHMO ADMIN: Readers: This post is written by Vicki who pretended to be someone else to promote her product. Vicki, please do not engage in this kind of deception. We have seen dozens of posts from HealthyPetNet reps posting on this site, pretending to be customers. We have no problems with people who clearly identify their conflicts of interest.

You are damaging the reputation of your product and the company you are trying to promote. If you want to talk about your product, clearly represent yourself as a rep or a reseller. We are temporarily banning all references to your company due to the poor conduct of people like you.

Thanks for your input. Here’s what happened when I called:

I have just called life’s abundance and I was told that their is no one named vicky who works there. I didn’t like the rep I spoke with, she was very cold and unhelpful. I asked about the absoulute fact that one of their foods (which is not named on pettracker.com) is made by menu food’s and she was dumb founded. She was looking at the ingredients and saying “no I don’t see it”. How studpid can you get! I just said never mind and hung up. I want to order the dry food but don’t know which product is made by menu. I’m thinking that its the wet food, but not sure. I see that the rest of the food is manufactured at ohio pet foods.

I don’t know what to do…I don’t want to buy food from a company that has ever been or the recall list, and now I’m afraid to buy food that is NOT on the recall list, since the new toxin (acetaminophen) is said to be in food not on the list of recalled pet food!!!!!!!!!!! INSANITY!!!! I have been feeding her starkiss tuna in water and the rest of her purina one hairball formula, which is almost gone. I’m stalling getting new food in hopes of some information from the new toxic findings!!! Not like we are going to get a straight answer!!! I have seen so many foods proven toxic and NEVER REPORTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED by the company!!!!!! For anyone who is intersted here is a great site to see this information and is a real eye opener!!!
http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.....chive.html

Also, I was going to buy a food called solid gold until I saw it was manufactured by Diamiond, which is linked to many recalled recently!!! What do you all think? It’s a food that is supposed to be human quality. I’m thinking the food ingredients can be human quality, but the place it is manufactured can contaminate the food and make it lethal!!! Is this a logical rational?

I hope this info is helpful to you all.

Sincerely,
Christy

ps. has anyone heard anything new about the acetaminophen laced food?

This signed it OFF for me, as I believe the prevous Friskies {Nestles-Purina} canned had something to do with my Cat becoming sick.

I now make Homemade Wet and use KumpiKat dry.

Go to petfoodlists.com {hope thats right} or the Forums here to check out other Foods you could try.

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