Aflatoxin Corn Given the Ok by FDA and USDA

Deadly aflatoxin contaminated corn in two states have been given the ok by federal authorities to be mixed with non-contaminated corn and fed to animals, another state has applied for approval.

From the FDA website "Aflatoxins are toxic by-products of mold growth on certain agricultural commodities. Since their discovery in the early 1960's, aflatoxins have been shown to be carcinogenic to laboratory test animals."

Numerous pet food recalls in the past have been due to high aflatoxin levels. The deadliest in 2005 by Diamond Pet Food - the most recent less than a year ago by Cargill Animal Nutrition.

It appears that the FDA/USDA are allowing the aflatoxin contaminated grains to be fed to livestock only, with the exception of dairy animals (dairy cows fed aflatoxin contaminated grains have been linked to high levels of aflatoxin in the milk - posing a risk to human health). However there is no guarantee to this; Nebraska testing of corn showed almost 70 percent of 2,000 samples tested positive for aflatoxins. With the high rate of infected corn this year, any pet product (or human product) that contains corn could be of risk.

Read more here...http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/aflatoxin-corn-given-the-ok-by-fda-and-usda.html

 

I feed grain free not only for my pets but, also my family.