Melamine Found in Dog and Cat Food

The FDA has issued another list of tainted dog and cat food, this time with melamine, a chemical used in manufacturing plastics, and sometimes used as a nitrogen-rich fertilizer.

The theory is that it was used to fake higher protein levels in wheat gluten, corn gluten, and rice protein concentrate. The source is (unfortunately) once again China, and the FDA is now sampling both rice protein and wheat gluten being imported from China. The affected corn gluten was found in South Africa.

I have listed a few comprehensive articles below that pretty much cover the details.

theory is that it was added to fake higher protein levels.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-19-pet-food-usat_N.htm

melamine; what caused the deaths; pet food standards
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1607483,00.html

FDA tainted pet food main
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01615.html

FDA tainted pet food list
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/