• Ingredients + Sourcing

    Industrial heavy metal waste in Chinese animal feed

    The Council of Agriculture (COA) in China announced yesterday that the country’s largest processor of waste copper liquids illegally sold toxic, industrial-grade copper sulfate to at least four livestock feed manufacturers. At least one of those companies did not have a license to produce animal feed in the first place. They found that industrial heavy metals such as copper sulfate,…

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    Contamination + Illness

    Scientific paper finds toxic levels of heavy metals in pet food

    A soon to be published paper finds shocking results from pet food testing. The results of a scientific study by Spex CertiPrep, a laboratory standards company, reveals that some commercial pet foods contain toxic metals, some at levels greater than 120 times higher than the Reference Dosage Limits for human consumption. In part, the conclusion of the laboratory testing revealed…