ArticleToxics2021
Nutritional Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Exposure to Essential and Toxic Elements in Dogs and Cats through the Consumption of Pelleted Dry Food: How Important Is the Quality of the Feed?
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- Does the definition of human ultra-processed foods apply to dog and cat foods? A review of pet food processing techniques, their impact on health, and a call for pet food processing classification.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- The Values of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Prescription and Non-prescription Dry Cat and Dog Diets in Turkey.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Assessment of mineral adequacy in preprepared raw dog foods labeled as complete.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Glyphosate as a Food Contaminant: Main Sources, Detection Levels, and Implications for Human and Public Health.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cultivation of microalgae in food processing effluent for pollution attenuation and astaxanthin production: a review of technological innovation and downstream application.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Concentration of Essential, Toxic, and Rare Earth Elements in Ready-to-Eat Baby Purees from the Spanish Market.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Comparative evaluation of mineral profiles in different blood specimens of dairy cows at different production phases.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Whole blood trace element and toxic metal concentration in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy and healthy dogs: A case-control study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Mineral, trace element, and toxic metal concentration in hair from dogs with idiopathic epilepsy compared to healthy controls.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Dry feed for pets lacks specific legislation regarding maximum residue limits for inorganic elements. The aim of the present study was to determine the content of 43 inorganic elements in dog and cat feed, studying whether there were differences according to the supposed quality of the food and performing the risk assessment for health. Thirty-one and thirty packages of pelleted dry food for cats and dogs, respectively, were analyzed. After acidic microwave-assisted digestion, elements were detected and quantified by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). In general, we did not observe important differences in the content of elements according to the supposed quality of the brand. Among trace elements, selenium and manganese are above the dietary reference value. Arsenic and mercury showed the highest acute hazard indexes, which make them risk factors for the health of dogs and cats. Aluminum, uranium, antimony and vanadium contents were above the toxic reference value and showed the highest acute hazard indexes. It is necessary to improve the legislation regarding the food safety of pets, for their health and to protect the rights of consumers.
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