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Daily Green: Some Dog Foods May Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

Study raises questions about use of bone meal, animal by-products and other cheap ingredients

Daily Green, Dan Shapley
Published June 30, 2009

With the memory of the melamine pet food scare still fresh in the minds of many pet owners, a group is publicizing a new threat: potentially toxic doses of fluoride in dog food. An Environmental Working Group analysis found concerning levels of fluoride in 8 of 10 dog foods tested. The concentration of fluoride was up to 2.5 times higher than the safe level the Environmental Protection Agency sets for drinking water (there is no standard for pet food). Together with drinking water from the tap that has been fluoridated, some puppies may be exposed at five-times the safe limit, according to Environmental Working Group -- though it must be said that the safe limits were not designed specifically for dogs. Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/dog-food-fluoride... Click here to read this post.
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