Petra A. Volmer, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT
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Pet food recall: Melamine and cyanuric acid (1:55)
Melamine and cyanuric acid: An update on what practitioners need to know
Toxicology Brief: Pet food recall: Aminopterin and melamine
Two substances, aminopterin and melamine, have been identified in some of the tested samples of the recalled pet foods manufactured by Menu Foods (www.menufoods.com). How these substances entered the pet food chain hasn't been determined. Investigators also don't know whether these substances are the sole cause of the illness associated with ingestion of the recalled food; other as yet unknown factors are likely to be involved.
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