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Originally Posted by drawlins27  I would avoid all Pet foods that contain wheat gluten, rice protein, and corn gluten for now IMHO. Pet food in South Africa has been found to contain contaminated corn gluten. While I'm not aware of any food in the US being found to contain contaminated corn gluten, I would still avoid it just to be on the safe side. Below is a report found on Itchmo which mentions Royal Canin. It applies only to the Royal Canin in South Africa. The 29 cases of renal failure in South Africa has been linked to melamine in corn gluten used in pet food. Corn gluten is used extensively in the US.
Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine, says the manufacturer.
The contaminated corn gluten was delivered to Royal Canin by a South African third-party supplier and appears to have originated from China.
We were tracking cases of the South African pet deaths before and have heard rumors of corn gluten contamination.
At this point, we believe that all corn gluten should be considered at risk for contamination and should be tested by every pet food manufacturer and the FDA. I think that both the puppy and Yorkshire formula of Royal Canin contain corn gluten but could someone confirm that?
Try this link for more on this story and all the latest recall information. http://www.itchmo.com/go/tagged/safety/ |
Yes I have Puppy Max 33 and Mature 27 in RC and it both contains corn gluten meal.