On 8/27/2010 10:15 AM, sighthounds & siberians wrote:
On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:55:44 -0400,
wrote:

For those who were still on the fence, here’s a just released video of
AAFCO’s president finally admitting, on camera, that it’s allowable
(and, in fact, fairly common practice) for rendered pets to end up in
pet food.
http://bullmarketfrogs.com/blog/2010...s-in-pet-food/

Unlike some people, I happen to like full disclosure. I certainly
never disputed that "meat and bone meal" could mean all kinds of
things, including road kill, that I don't particularly want to pay for
my dogs to eat. However, if you buy a quality dog food that lists
ingredients by protein source - for example, chicken meal, fish meal,
herring meal, even poultry meal, chicken fat, etc., that is what's
going to be in the food; it will not contain rendered pets. If you
buy inexpenisve dog food with "meat and bone meal" in the ingredients,
you're going to get what you pay for.


That's what you think. You need to read this. Let's start with chicken
meal. It's subject to only the less stringent animal food safety
standards, May contain “4-D” animal products2:

* Diseased animals
* Animals that were Dying prior to butchering
* Animals that were Dead prior to butchering
* Disabled animals (may carry more infections)


http://www.halopets.com/chickenmeal/
Chicken meal is legally unfit for human consumption, it can be rendered.

May contain waste products2

* Restaurant waste
* Supermarket waste
* Meat processing facility waste
* Packinghouse waste
Not subject to testing for quality standards or nutrient levels, may
vary widely from batch to batch2