Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Page 7

Grain-free dog food marketing legally safe despite DCM

The term grain-free in dog food marketing likely won’t become a target for lawsuits against pet food brands.

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Pet Food Market

4 reasons DCM may not result in pet food brand lawsuits

Class action lawsuits may not results from cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy correlated to certain grain-free dog foods.

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Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

119 dog, 5 cat DCM deaths reported to FDA investigation

Out of 560 individual dogs affected by dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 119 dogs died.

Pet Food Safety

DCM: 5 brands in 58% of FDA reports, dry dog food in 86%

Five pet food brands accounted for nearly 58% of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2019.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Pet Food Institute statement on dilated cardiomyopathy

The Pet Food Institute (PFI) and its members, who make 98% of U.S. pet food and treats, are committed to the health of pets and take seriously the responsibility to make safe, complete and balanced food for our dogs and cats. As such, PFI and its members have convened nutritionists, veterinarians and product safety specialists for more than a year to better understand whether there is a relationship between dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and diet.

Pet Food Press Releases

FDA issues new report on possible link between diet and canine heart disease

On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided an update on its investigation into reports of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain types of pet food. As part of this update, the FDA is sharing a compilation of adverse event reports of DCM submitted to the agency through April 30, an updated case count, and new testing results.

90% of 524 cases of dog heart disease involved grain-free

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released that information and more in an update to their investigation into canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases correlated to certain grain-free dog foods.

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16 dog food brands correlated to DCM by FDA: Acana #1

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an update on their investigation into canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases correlated to certain grain-free dog foods.

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Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

Taurine from lab-grown meat may allow pet food formulators to make vegan and vegetarian dog and cat foods, while avoiding dilated cardiomyopathy and adhering to the clean label trend.

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DCM: add taurine to grain-free dog foods, say scientists

Experts recommend adding taurine to grain-free dog food formulations to avoid concerns that legumes, potatoes and similar ingredients correlate to cases of dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Infographic: Official data on grain-free dog food and DCM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has compiled statistics about cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy correlated to certain grain-free dog diets.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Update on FDA canine dilated cardiomyopathy investigation

The update covers reports of DCM received by FDA through November 30, 2018.

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