Melamine Testing Now Available at Warren

The compound melamine has been implicated as the adulterant in pet foods, which may have caused numerous pet deaths within the last few months in the US. Tainted wheat gluten supplements from Chinese suppliers are the probable source of the melamine contamination, as this inexpensive compound is used to spike animal feed supplements to simulate artificially high protein levels upon analysis (melamine is a nitrogen rich compound, although it has no nutritional value). Because melamine is not particularly toxic at low concentrations, some pet foods and feeds have exhibited relatively high melamine levels. The Chemists at Warren Analytical now utilize methodology from the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine to detect melamine levels as low as 1 ppm in pet food.

Please contact Kate Smetana in Customer Services for more information, or to make arrangements for your melamine testing needs.

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Email: kates@warrenlab.com