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Mycotoxins probable culprit in UK cat-disease outbreak.

January 12, 2023 (published) By Ross Kelly
Research points to fungal toxins in pet food: Read more in this interesting article of VIN News Service investigating the reasons that drove to the severe outbreak in 2021 of pancytopenia that killed at least 365 cats in the United Kingdom.

Naturally produced by fungi, mycotoxins can contaminate a variety of food ingredients. Exposure to high concentrations may cause numerous adverse health effects in animals, including humans, such as acute poisoning and immune deficiency.

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