Can someone explain this? It is downright hideous.

We have all seen the articles talking about the relationship between melamine and cyanuric acid (Scientists track chemical reactions in pet food).

And, I’ve learned that Feed Grade Biuret, which is allowed in feed, is a non-protein nitrogen “protein booster” for use in cattle feed. It is produced by the partial hydrolysis of urea and consists of a mixture of: Biuret, Urea, Cyanuric acid and Triuret. Like Wheat Gluten and Rice Protein Concentrate, Feed Grade Biuret is a white powder. It was implicated in this April, 2005 Chinese Gluten Importer website as being sold as a “Pseudo Rice Protein”.

Well, with the FDA allowing biuret, cyanuric acid and triuret (April 2006 update) as food additives in feed and the water of animals, we are all in big trouble.

Percent
Biuret — 55 minimum
Urea — 15 maximum
Cyanuric acid and triuret — 30 maximum
Mineral oil — 0.5 maximum
Total nitrogen (equivalent to 218.75 pct 35 minimum crude protein)
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Check out this part of the federal register about all of the additives allowed.

PART 573 Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals

§ 573.120 – Acrylamide-acrylic acid resin.
§ 573.130 – Aminoglycoside 3′-phospho- transferase II.
§ 573.140 – Ammoniated cottonseed meal.
§ 573.160 – Ammoniated rice hulls.
§ 573.180 – Anhydrous ammonia.
§ 573.200 – Condensed animal protein hydrolysate.
§ 573.220 – Feed-grade biuret.
§ 573.225 – 1,3-Butylene glycol.
§ 573.240 – Calcium periodate.
§ 573.260 – Calcium silicate.
§ 573.280 – Feed-grade calcium stearate and sodium stearate.
§ 573.300 – Choline xanthate.
§ 573.310 – Crambe meal, heat toasted.
§ 573.320 – Diammonium phosphate.
§ 573.340 – Diatomaceous earth.
§ 573.360 – Disodium EDTA.
§ 573.380 – Ethoxyquin in animal feeds.
§ 573.400 – Ethoxyquin in certain dehydrated forage crops.
§ 573.420 – Ethyl cellulose.
§ 573.440 – Ethylene dichloride.
§ 573.450 – Fermented ammoniated condensed whey.
§ 573.460 – Formaldehyde.
§ 573.480 – Formic acid.
§ 573.500 – Condensed, extracted glutamic acid fermentation product.
§ 573.520 – Hemicellulose extract.
§ 573.530 – Hydrogenated corn syrup.
§ 573.540 – Hydrolyzed leather meal.
§ 573.560 – Iron ammonium citrate.
§ 573.580 – Iron-choline citrate complex.
§ 573.600 – Lignin sulfonates.
§ 573.620 – Menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite.
§ 573.625 – Menadione nicotinamide bisulfite.
§ 573.640 – Methyl esters of higher fatty acids.
§ 573.660 – Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.
§ 573.680 – Mineral oil.
§ 573.685 – Natamycin.
§ 573.700 – Sodium nitrite.
§ 573.720 – Petrolatum.
§ 573.740 – Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.
§ 573.750 – Pichia pastoris dried yeast.
§ 573.760 – Poloxalene.
§ 573.780 – Polyethylene.
§ 573.800 – Polyethylene glycol (400) mono- and dioleate.
§ 573.820 – Polyoxyethylene glycol (400) mono- and dioleates.
§ 573.840 – Polysorbate 60.
§ 573.860 – Polysorbate 80.
§ 573.870 – Poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene).
§ 573.880 – Normal propyl alcohol.
§ 573.900 – Pyrophyllite.
§ 573.914 – Salts of volatile fatty acids.
§ 573.920 – Selenium.
§ 573.940 – Silicon dioxide.
§ 573.960 – Sorbitan monostearate.
§ 573.980 – Taurine.
§ 573.1000 – Verxite.
§ 573.1010 – Xanthan gum.
§ 573.1020 – Yellow prussiate of soda.

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