Shared by a pet owner, the following is laboratory analysis of Answers Straight Beef and Detailed Beef Dog Food.
Gentamicin is an antibiotic, illegal for use in cattle (due to residues remaining in the animal). Federal regulations allow for minimal residues of gentamicin in other livestock animals…
…but again gentamicin is not allowed to be administered to cattle and should never be present in a beef based pet food.
Another issue of concern is the significantly high levels found. The Straight Beef product tested at 320 ppm, the Detailed Beef product tested at 72 ppm – significantly above the 0.1 ppm allowed level in muscle tissues from poultry and swine.
To our knowledge, Answers Pet Food has not responded to these lab results.
It is unknown if a recall will be issued on these products. Multiple pets became very ill (but thankfully survived). Should we be provided with more information, it will be shared.
Susan Thixton
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Linda M Kelly
April 22, 2025 at 2:51 pm
I said that is an old drug used in the beef/dairy industry. So someone had it handy and used it on a probably very sick animal and I bet it was in dairy! Not a good thing!
The pet food industry is such a lucrative money maker for corporations yet very poorly organized and “not transparent”!
Hope Williams
April 22, 2025 at 3:49 pm
What were the symptoms of the ill dogs that resulted from eating these Answers formulas? Happy they survived but sorry they and their humans needed to suffer. I’m sure others would want to know the symptoms too. Hope
Angela
April 22, 2025 at 3:53 pm
I never heard of this dog food but when I looked them up, it appears Answers Pet Food had issues with salmonella and listeria and withdrew the offending food last year. I didn’t find anything about the abxs.
Carol Conway
April 22, 2025 at 3:56 pm
Jeez, I thought this company was one of the better/best pet food companies. Did they “cheap” out using a cheaper/different beef supplier? I never thought about rendering until my dog was poisoned by an AWFUL lying company! I have learned so much thanks to Susan!! I give my dog Answers goats milk daily, I hope there’s nothing to be concerned with there.