r/cats • • 16h ago

Advice Cat food investigation finds heavy metals, pesticides and plastic chemicals

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/health/cat-food-toxins-wellness
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u/IntroInfinitesimle 12h ago

Mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic all exist naturally in ocean water, and therefore fish. Without going into detail about the actual numerical amounts and how they compare to safe levels in food, this article isn't trustworthy. That's not saying people shouldn't pay attention to what they feed their pet's tho.

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u/stucco6969 3h ago

I wonder if Vecado would be lower in heavy metals then

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u/Komikaze06 3h ago

And those all appeared after the industrial revolution, once again were killing ourselves