Yesterday on FB I POSTED A LINK TO AN ARTICLE ON CORN THAT SHOCKED ME! It stated that the corn damaged by weather and moldy went into dog food!! dogs naturally CORNHorrified I looked up Aflatoxins and mycotoxins and found what I believe to be the reason for shorter lifespans for our beloved pets!! My first poodles were 14-15 years old, not any more ( maybe again since I don’t feed them processed foods). Young dogs are getting cancer, I see so many posts on FB that break my heart. Sadly dog food companies are NOT required to accurately reveal what is in their products! SO even if you pay big bucks for your dog food you can not be sure it is safe for your beloved pet!!
FROM THE MEDLINE PLUS WEBSITE:
Aflatoxins are toxins produced by a mold that grows in nuts, seeds, and legumes.

Function
Although aflatoxins are known to cause cancer in animals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows them at low levels in nuts, seeds, and legumes because they are considered “unavoidable contaminants.”

The FDA believes occasionally eating small amounts of aflatoxin poses little risk over a lifetime. It is not practical to attempt to remove aflatoxin from food products in order to make them safer.

Food Sources
The mold that produces aflatoxin may be found in the following foods:

Peanuts and peanut butter
Tree nuts such as pecans
Corn
Wheat
Oil seeds such as cottonseed

And I found this on mold AKA mycotoxinsmycotoxinsNO wonder so many dogs are getting cancer, what is ACCEPTABLE to the government is NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME!! PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH, don’t trust your heart and the health of your pet to others, cook or feed your dog raw.