QUESTION:
Please can you explain how the denaturing process affects my Labrador’s food?
ANSWER:
To make sure that condemned meat doesn’t enter the human food chain, government regulations require that meat is "denatured" before being taken out of the slaughterhouse and shipped to pet food manufacturing facilities.
Dr Wendell Belfield, D.V.M., who was a veterinary meat inspector for the US Department of Agriculture for 9 years, says “In my time as a veterinary meat inspector, we denatured with carbolic acid (a potentially corrosive disinfectant) and/or creosote (used for wood-preservation or as a disinfectant). Both substances are highly toxic”.
According to Federal Meat Inspection regulations, other approved denaturing materials include:
- Citronella (an insect repellent made from lemon grass)
Every Labrador owner should know that condemned livestock carcasses treated with these chemicals become meat and bone meal for the pet food industry.
These chemicals are not broken down in the pet food manufacturing process and go directly into your Labrador’s system causing a range of serious health problems which we see every day in veterinary clinics across America.
To ensure your Labrador eats a diet which provides the greatest nutrients possible for a long life of radiant health, please see pages 30-48 of Labrador Health For Life!
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