Pet Food Danger Gauge 86% - Unsafe For Pets

This is a very sneaky product with really poor ingredient information. No wonder there is a Class Action filed against this company for false advertising.

Some people found out what a poor pet food this company produces a little too late. Their pets became ill and many have died due to eating Pet Food. Those people and others who are upset over the pet food company making such a poor quality pet food has filed a Class Action against them. Anytime I see a Class Action filed against a company and the products the company produces I would not advise feeding their products to your pets. The pet owners have filed a Class Action against the company for killing their pets.

Innova, another of Natura's pet foods tested positive for acetaminophen and cyanuric acid. No recalls were issued.

Acetaminophen - In many cases, pet owners give their feline and canine friends an over-the-counter medication to ease an animal's pain. But acetaminophen and ibuprofen, the active ingredients in many common pain relievers, are extremely toxic to dogs and cats first appearing as allergies. They can cause gastric ulcers, liver damage, kidney failure and sometimes death.

Cyanuric acid is implied in connection to the 2007 pet food recalls, the contamination and wide recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007. Research has found evidence that cyanuric acid together with melamine forms poorly soluble crystals which can cause renal failure. Cyanuric acid can be produced by hydrolysis of crude or waste melamine followed by crystallization.

On April 27, 2007, US FDA subjected all vegetable proteins imported from China, intended for human or animal consumption, to detention without physical examination, including: Wheat Gluten, Rice Gluten, Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate, Corn Gluten, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn By-Products, Soy Protein, Soy Gluten, Proteins (includes amino acids and protein hydrosylates), and Mung Bean Protein.

Flax Seed - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - used to make fabric, dye, paper, medicines, fishing nets and soap. Excessive consumption of flax seeds can cause diarrhea.

Carrageenan - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent, emulsifier.

Carrageenan - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Algae, used as a preservative. Other Uses:

• Desserts, ice cream, milk shakes, sweetened condensed milks, sauces - gel to increase viscosity.
• Beer - clarifier to remove haze-causing proteins
• Pates and processed meat - Substitute fat to increase water retention and increase volume
• Toothpaste - stabilizer to prevent constituents separating
• Fire fighting foam - thickener to cause foam to become sticky
• Shampoo and cosmetic creams - thinkener
• Air freshener gels
• Marbling - the ancient art of paper and fabric marbling uses a carrageenan mixture to float paints or inks upon; the paper or fabric is then laid on it, absorbing the colors
• Shoe polish - gel to increase viscosity

Guar gum - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - is a water-soluble fiber that acts as a bulk forming laxative, and as such, it is claimed to be effective in promoting regular bowel movements and relieve constipation and chronic related functional bowel ailments; such as diverticulosis, Crohn's disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, among others.

Sodium Phosphate - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Adding sodium phosphates to food increases the shelf life of the food; maintaining the texture and appearance of the food. Sodium Phosphate (trisodium phosphate) is also an ingredient of cleaning products.

Vitamins and Minerals - which vitamins and minerals? What are the vitamin and mineral sources?

Choline chloride is mass produced and is an important additive in feed especially for chicken where it accelerates growth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Potassium Chloride - used as the third of a three drug combination in judicial execution through lethal injection and used for making fertilizer.

Natural Flavor. (comment deleted) 

Natural Flavors as defined by the FDA With respect to flavors, pet foods often contain "digests," which are materials treated with heat, enzymes and/or acids to form concentrated natural flavors. Only a small amount of a "chicken digest" is needed to produce a "Chicken Flavored Cat Food," even though no actual chicken is added to the food. Stocks or broths are also occasionally added. Whey is often used to add a milk flavor. Often labels will bear a claim of "no artificial flavors." Actually, artificial flavors are rarely used in pet foods. The major exception to that would be artificial smoke or bacon flavors, which are added to some treats. http://www.fda.gov/cvm/petlabel.htm

Animal digest. AAFCO doesn't care that manure is included in the pet food as long as the temperature at the time of cooking is brought to a certain degree.

Now there are those people out there who simply refuse to believe a pet food company would use manure in their pet's foods. Let me ask you to think on this issue for just a minute and then see what you decide. Let's take a person, for instance, When a person begins the "digestion" process food is placed in the mouth for chewing. Digestion continues as the food passes to the stomach and is broken down to pass into the intestines for further digestion. Digestion is complete once the person has had a bowel movement and fully evacuated the food from the human body. Why would obtaining animal digest be any different from human digest?