Per AP, Farmed Fish Given Melamine Tainted Meal

[lypope]

I've been following the story of the tainted pet food pretty closely (ok, almost obsessively) since it broke about six weeks ago. Since I have six dogs and two cats, I worry a lot. This news came out today from the FDA, per the AP:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18556690/

Now we need to worry about our koi food? I don't know - farmed fish generally refers to food fish - tilapia, catfish, trout, etc. But some of the same manufacturers who make koi food make pellets for other fish. So I'm asking our resident experts: Is this something we need to worry about?

[jnorth]

I don't know as I use koi food that is imported from Japan. I suppose its possible the Japanese also get the wheat glutin from China??

[lypope]

Evidently, the melamine is in wheat AND corn gluten, as well as rice protein. I wasn't concerned about the koi feed until today when this news broke. I imagine that the Japanese import glutens from China as well, it seems to be the source for the world - they've also had problems with pet food in South Africa and Canada.

[koiczar]

Maybe it would be helpful if we knew which manufacturers of koi food actually use "wheat gluten" in their formulas. I for one certainly won't use any food that has "corn anything" in it.

Mike

[lypope]

I don't buy koi food with corn anything in it, either. But wheat gluten can and, as we've discovered during the pet food mess often is, called a couple of different things on labels. And rice protein or rice powder has been added to some pet foods by mass manufacturers without the pet food company's knowledge.