Side by side – the human food maximum established by FDA is barely measurable compared to the lead found in the Taste of the Wild dog food (per the lawsuit).
Comparing side by side the FDA daily maximum level of lead in food for an adult human to the daily amount a 30 pound dog would consume of the tested Taste of the Wild dog food:
Two cups of the tested dog food would mean a 30 pound dog is consuming 2,440 mcg of lead per day. Per the Taste of the Wild website, recommended feeding for a 30 pound dog is two cups a day. How much lead per day is a dog eating of 12,200 mcg/kg? The FDA has established the current IRL at 3 mcg per day for children and 12.5 mcg per day for adults. In determining the IRL, the FDA takes into account the amount of a particular food a person would need to consume daily, as well as other factors, that would result in blood lead levels of of 5mcg per deciliter, the level at which the CDC recommends clinical monitoring of lead exposure in children. To do this, the agency establishes a maximum daily intake for lead, called the Interim Reference Level (IRL). The FDA assesses whether the amount of lead in a food product is high enough to raise a person’s blood lead level to a point of concern. The FDA says the following about lead in food for humans:
At a few homes, lead levels reached 4,000 ppb to nearly 12,000 ppb.”
Quoting the lawsuit, “ one of the Contaminated Dog Foods tested higher than most homes in Flint Michigan: “In Flint, the amount of lead found in in residents’ water since the crisis erupted has varied from house to house with many showing no detectable levels of lead. Test results of Taste of the Wild Grain Free Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Wild Boar Dry Dog Food found “ 12,200 mcg/kg” of lead in the dog food. This lawsuit is similar to many other recent pet food lawsuits with the exception of one significant thing. Shocking test results provided in a new consumer lawsuit against Taste of the Wild pet food.Ī lawsuit against Diamond Pet Food’s Taste of the Wild brand was filed in Illinois on claiming the pet food was “ negligent, reckless, and/or intentional practice of misrepresenting, failing to test for, and failing to fully disclose the risk and/or presence of heavy metals, toxins, Bisphenol A (“BPA”).”
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