Oncology

No Aminopterin in Tissues of Animals Killed by Recalled Pet Food

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 22nd, 2007

Researchers from Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. and The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) announced that there was no evidence of Aminopterin in the tissues of animals who had died from consuming food from Menu Foods, the manufacturer of the many brands of dog and cat food that are currently the subject of a nationwide recall.

"We became concerned when Aminopterin was implicated as the toxin in the recent pet food recall. The clinical pattern did not fit the known toxicology of Aminopterin," said John A. Zebala, M.D., Ph.D. President and CEO of Syntrix Biosystems. "We immediately reached out and offered our expertise to other investigators in the...

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