What would happen if we humans ate cat food?
Jan 13
Have you ever wondered about what would happen if we ate cat food? If you have cats you sure have found yourself wondering what would happen to you if you tried a bit of kitty’s lunch…
LiveScience.com has an interesting article on that subject. Apparently, it wouldn’t kill you as pet food is made from leftovers such as organs, blood and other bits and trims. Basically food that is indigestible but pretty much harmless nonetheless.
A whole lot of pet foods also contain vegetables, grains, rice and added vitamins.
on March 16, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a major recall on some “cuts and gravy” style of canned pet food that caused rapid kidney failure and death in hundreds and possibly thousands of animals. The FDA later recalled more animal edibles, tracing the problem back to wheat gluten, a component used to thicken pet foods.
Scientists who tested the pet meals in question say an ingredient called melamine (a fire retardant and plastic-producing chemical) is to blame for the deaths.
Even though it seems like the worst that could happen is an upset stomach, the safest option still is to stick to human food.