Category Archives for Food Ingredients
Pet Food Packaging Dangers
Most pets can’t read (though I’m convinced my two dogs can or they wouldn’t play tug-o-war with the morning paper every time I forget to put it out of reach). That means that our best friends rely
Continue readingSoy In Pet Foods: The Unwholesome Truth
If you ever travel the world you’ll find out that, after the weather, food is always the topic of conversation. Living by the Mediterranean back in the 90’s, one thing I vividly remember was being
Continue readingSynthetic Vitamins and Minerals in Dog Foods
For 25 points, the answer is menadione bisulfite, which may cause anemia. The question is, what’s Vitamin K in “natural” pet food? For 50 points, the answer is retinyl palmitate, which may cause
Continue readingDog Food Label Ingredients
Playing Chicken With Dog Food Label Ingredients Let’s say, hypothetically, that you ran out of dog food. You rush to the closest retailer to buy some more and find yourself standing in front of two
Continue readingCorn and Dog Food: Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins
Dangerous aflatoxins and Mycotoxins are becoming much more prevalent in dog foods, due to recent droughts and mold-laden corn crops.
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