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« Reply #30 on: September 17, 2008, 06:19:01 PM » |
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Eddie's Blog has been updated... http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org/blog/2008/09/16/a_little_update_on_pet_food_testing"Right now Environmental Working Group's getting preliminary results back from the lab and their smart humans are double checking the results to make sure they're accurate. And they're also doing research on ingredients (kinda like me, but sciency-er) and possible health effects that could be linked to the chemicals they found. "Hmm, wonder if the pfi is also hanging out around there now to see what's up..    [Pssst PFI: If you'd clue your folks in that testing for contaminants and excess levels of ingredients/chemicals in their finished product is a good thing to do before selling it, then you'd not be sweating this out ... but then, pet owners ARE continuing to sweat when they open a can or bag of pet food & have been since March 2007... well, this is what happens when due diligence is on the wrong end of the equation and the business end continues to bury their heads in the sand... ..Mars (I seriously hope) got singed by the CDC report on their foods contaminated with salmonella were sickening humans last year & with the recent recalls from Mars for the SAME issues... private testing will surely be on the increase - and sooner or later, the PFI/PFC's carefully planned and orchestrated "ignorance" will no longer be supplying more of their blissful "we've had no complaints" "you're the first complaint" "that's proprietary" BS responses to their customers. ] |
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« Reply #31 on: September 17, 2008, 06:45:55 PM » |
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Part quote from Eddie's blog from Offy's post above...."And they're also doing research on ingredients (kinda like me, but sciency-er) and possible health effects that could be linked to the chemicals they found. "This is disturbing to say the least....I feel better that perhaps my donation and others, is being used to test pet food and perhaps is helping find something.
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« Reply #32 on: September 17, 2008, 06:48:43 PM » |
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I read it that way too, Sandi  |
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« Reply #33 on: September 17, 2008, 06:50:35 PM » |
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Thank you for finding that Offy, this could be of utmost importance to all of us in the weeks to come as we learn the results of their testing. Without you and Carol and all the others here that have found all these things recently, this update, the Mars recall, etc I dont know what I would do.
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« Reply #34 on: September 17, 2008, 07:00:58 PM » |
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Absolutely everybody at Itchmo has contributed to the research to help all our furkids (like you too Sandi -for one instance, the Evanger's info.) LOL, the Itchmo members list is a veritable repository of researcher names! To bring up some earlier info from Eddie's blog: http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org/blog/2008/06/02/were_gonna_test_us_some_pet_food"Anyway, it looks like we'll be testing Iams, Wellness, Hill's Science Diet, Innova, Royal Canin, Pedigree, Purina ONE, and more. Don't see your brand? There's still time to tell me what you want tested! |
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« Reply #35 on: September 17, 2008, 07:53:39 PM » |
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And they're also doing research on ingredients (kinda like me, but sciency-er) and possible health effects that could be linked to the chemicals they found. "
Of all the people I have spoken with since January, 2007 - these are the two questions that haunt every one of us -- exactly what have our pets been exposed to and what are the long-term effects on their health. Has ANY pet food company, manufacturer, government agency or the PFI offered any assistance in answering these questions? Have they shown any real concern about the health of our pets? From all of their denials; their silence; their threats, lies and accusations against consumers, as noted in the many posts on this forum, I would say the answer is "NO!" |
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« Reply #36 on: September 17, 2008, 10:00:05 PM » |
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Did I read Eddie's first blog right that said they were only testing for heavy metals? Or maybe it was just worded in a way that sounded like that:
"We're going to get the ball rolling by testing 10 kinds of pet food for toxic heavy metals like lead, mercury and chromium"
I sure hope more tests are included, but either way, I hope they post the results soon. I know they have to be careful and double check, but meanwhile we're feeding our pets this stuff.
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« Reply #37 on: September 17, 2008, 10:43:50 PM » |
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Petslave, I just noticed that....oh gee, I sure hope they do more than that too but at the same time even if those things are found, thats not good.  |
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« Reply #38 on: September 17, 2008, 11:01:55 PM » |
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Whatever they tested for, sure sounds like they found some of it! Hope it wasn't in Wellness since my pets are getting a lot of it.
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« Reply #39 on: September 18, 2008, 07:38:53 AM » |
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I hope it isnt either Petslave!
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« Reply #40 on: September 19, 2008, 05:38:42 AM » |
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I hope they test the Fancy Feast Gourmet.. and I hope Scooter learns to read too...sigh.
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« Reply #41 on: September 21, 2008, 11:31:52 AM » |
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I got this e:mail response from EWG in regard to my donation and question about their testing programs. Im leaving the name off but am posting the rest:
Thanks for your support of Pets for the Environment -- I apologize that you
haven't heard back from us sooner! (Amanda has actually stopped working at
EWG, which might explain some of the problem.) We have sent pet food to a
laboratory to be tested, and we're currently waiting on the results. As
soon as we have received and analyzed them, we'll release a report. If you
stay tuned to the Pets for the Environment website and our e-mail updates,
you won't miss it.
Please let me know if you have any other questions. Again, we appreciate
your support!
Regards,
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« Reply #42 on: September 21, 2008, 05:35:37 PM » |
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Thanks, Sandi! Good to know they will post as soon as they know.
I may have misread the articles, but it sounded like this is the second round of testing to confirm the first results. I wonder if they did the first batch of tests themselves, then sent them out to a standard lab. Not sure if they do any testing there.
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« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2009, 12:59:14 PM » |
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May as well bring this back up...
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« Reply #44 on: April 14, 2009, 01:05:21 PM » |
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Not that I would ever tell anyone else what to do..(yeah right  ) but IF anyone else wants to email and ask the latest on the pet food test results they promised early 2009...here you go... http://www.ewg.org/contact/hq |
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