One of my questions has been answered. The FDA hasn’t been able to identify the acetaminophen that a private laboratory found in pet foods:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is disputing the findings of a Texas laboratory that reported it discovered the pain killer acetaminophen in some brands of pet food.
The FDA said it didn’t find acetaminophen in a handful of samples of dog and cat food it tested in the past week, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
“We cannot validate their finding,†Julie Zawisza, assistant commissioner of public affairs for the FDA told the newspaper.
But ConsumerAffairs.com learned the FDA cannot confirm it tested the same lots and brands in which the Texas laboratory — ExperTox, Inc. — detected the pain medication.
“This case is not closed,†Donna Coneley, lab manager with ExperTox, Inc. told us. “They’re (FDA) still requesting samples and data from us. We’ve talked to them three times today. I don’t see by any means that this is over. If it was over and done with, why would they bother spending so much time with us on the phone and arranging for samples to be released?â€
So we don’t really know what the status of things may be.
The story from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is here.
