"Ann Martin" wrote in message
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I've quote from letter received from the FDA/CVM as to
their knowledge that pets ARE used in commercial pet foods

According to the official FDA website,Miss-Leading Martin is stating *false*
information.

"CVM scientists, as part of their investigation, developed a test to detect
dog and cat DNA in the protein of the dog food. All samples from the most
recent dog food survey (2000) that tested positive for pentobarbital, as
well as a subset of samples that tested negative, were examined for the
presence of remains derived from dogs or cats. The results demonstrated a
complete absence of material that would have been derived from euthanized
dogs or cats. The sensitivity of this method is 0.005% on a weight/weight
basis; that is, the method can detect a minimum of 5 pounds of rendered
remains in 50 tons of finished feed. Presently, it is assumed that the
pentobarbital residues are entering pet foods from euthanized, rendered
cattle or even horses."
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/efoi/DFreport.htm

Is it really true that you keep rephrasing a question until you get the
answer you want???

I suggest that you get your story straight the next time you post such
inaccurate information.

Good idea... You should follow your own advice.. but then you wouldn't sell
many books...



These three also continue to insist that the pentobarbital in pet food
poses no danger.

So does the FDA/CVM!

"Thus, the results of the assessment led CVM to conclude that it is highly
unlikely a dog consuming dry dog food will experience any adverse effects
from exposures to the low levels of pentobarbital found in CVM's dog food
surveys."

FDA/CVM Report on the risk from pentobarbital in dog food
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/efoi/DFreport.htm




They measured ONE liver enzyme

More innuenso! You're implying the test wasn't valid because the FDA tested
one enzyme. But you *failed* to mention is that the enzyme that was tested
is the *most sensitive" enzyme to pentobarbital!

"In dogs, the most sensitive biological response to pentobarbital is an
increase in the production of cytochrome P450 enzymes, which is why the
scientists chose that as the best indicator of biological effect. If a low
level of pentobarbital did not cause a dog to produce additional cytochrome
P450 enzymes, then scientists could assume that the pentobarbital at that
low level had no significant effect on the dog."



I don't have the time to spend with people like
you

...who you can't bullsh!t and don't fall for your innuendo!

I'm *very* happy you posted to this group because now people can see your
books are largely based on *your* conclusions, innuendo, conjecture and
scare tactics which the real facts *do not* support

You're a manipulator of the worst kind! You play and profit on peoples'
fear!