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Hazard analysis considerations: DCM in canines
Understanding potential gaps in dietary nutrition resulting in dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype.
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Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Find out the latest information on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) investigation into a potential correlation between certain pet food ingredients (potatoes, peas, lentils and grain-free diets) and how findings may impact limited-ingredient dog food formulations.
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DCM focus gone, but pet food faces another disease threat
U.S. pet food ingredients and exports would be at risk if African swine fever enters the country.
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Foodomics study not meant to link peas in dog food to DCM
Business-to-consumer news media outlets have covered the research as if it found a causal relationship among certain ingredients, especially peas, and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.
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German, French, US owners differ on grain-free dog food
Scientists observed a disconnect among pet owners and pet food makers regarding grains in dog foods.
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Sharing pet food analysis data key to avoid another DCM
One response to the DCM situation, the rise of alternative grains, may end up repeating the problem it was meant to fix.
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Grain-free diet change related to longer life for DCM dogs
Dogs that received taurine supplementation during the course of their disease also had a significantly longer survival time than those that did not.
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