I got an email from Dr. Patty Olson, the head of the Morris Animal Foundation in Colorado (which is one of my favorite charitable institutions). She sent a photo of Henry, her STUNNING new kitty cat (see his photo posted on the website) and I asked her if he wasn’t getting only wet food (like so many people, Patty used to feed dry kibble until I browbeat her about “kitty crack” as I do all of you!) I was so thrilled to hear that he eats wet food but Patty said she was worried about BPA in the cans. She wanted any information about which companies uses the BPA and who does not use the stuff.
I wrote immediately to the lovely young couple who started WERUVA, which make what I think is the best cat food on the planet. I really admire that as someone new to the pet food field, David Forman has educated himself about every step of the process and what he doesn’t know, he learns! (and I told Dr. Patty that for her handsome new kitty’s long term health she should spring for the Weruva by getting it through Pet Food Direct, which gives a 20% discount if you put catchat or dogtalk in the coupon code box. It’s all delivered right to your door along with dog food, kitty litter, you name it. So here’s David’s explanation of BPA:
BPA stands for bisphenol A. We receive inquiries from time to time about this. At first, we did not know what it was. I still don’t know much about it other than to state that it is not in our cans. I believe it is a lining to the can or a component of the raw material of the can that is primarily used to prevent the corrosion of the cans. I think most cans on the market need some kind of component in it to prevent rusting and similar issues. The cans from our factory, which our factory produces on its premises, are used for both pet food and human food. Both the EU and US permit levels of certain components in the cans that are used for human consumption in their respective countries. Our cans meet human food acceptable levels. I cannot speak for other brands. I imagine some cans out there, especially pet food ones, use inferior raw materials that perhaps require the addition of more checmicals to prevent corrosion. Because they are pet food cans, perhaps the chemical levels need not be monitored as they would be with human food cans. Again, I do not know too much about this topic.