Mel & Co. | PhD
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Saturday 03 October 2026 21:42:33 GMT
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NinjaXagor :
I literally unfollowed Phil DeFranco over this; yes, plants have lead in them, and fish have mercury in them. Lead is in the ground where plants come from, and mercury is in the ocean where most fish come from. Informing is helpful; fear-mongering without nuance from a large platform is actually insane.
2026-10-04 10:15:59
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Mel & Co. | PhD :
This article is not peer reviewed, and there are no veterinarians or board certified vet nutritionists involved for interpretation of the study. There are no comparisons to nutritional standards set by AAFCO so we don’t know how these numbers compare (are they too high, low, or as expected). You can’t actually interpret any of this data without these criteria
2026-10-03 21:48:40
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Nathan Hollister :
Literally came here after a fear mongering news story that gave zero details nor list of impacted foods. Thank you for this review!
2026-10-03 22:52:40
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bibliochor :
The use of the word “clean” paired with a short list of expensive brands immediately set off alarm bells for me.
2026-10-04 01:49:04
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Kellar :
also, the Applaws canned food isn't even a balanced diet 🤦its a topper/treat.
2026-10-04 01:13:31
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its__joslyn :
I felt in my gut this wasn't a solid study. I saw people in the comments immediately blaming their cats food for killing them & I lost my cat this year to a brain tumor. I immediately panicked, but I brought myself back down to logic & asked myself my standard questions in terms of studies. I re read their article, saw that they only tested one batch & calmed down.
2026-10-04 02:35:16
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cookingisfiction :
Listen, you’re too smart for this app.
2026-10-03 23:26:13
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SpikeZombie :
This scares me as these are GOOD brands. Also I had to switch from nulo a few months ago, my cats reacted badly to it. [Crying]
2026-10-04 00:39:16
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Sarah Bee :
My first thought when I heard this headliner was that they don’t disclose whether the defected levels are harmful. They only say harmful ingredients were found
2026-10-03 22:43:29
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joliana :
my cats live on fancy feast since they were young, now 14 and 15 still going strong and healthy.
2026-10-04 04:13:22
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n0t$w33t :
Not peer reviewed is all I need to know
2026-10-04 05:42:28
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murkii :
As soon as I saw them put applaws as a recommended wet food when it's a complementary food and not a complete food I knew this was some BS study.
2026-10-04 10:22:52
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HollowHound :
I feel like the fish and high leaves of mercury and cadmium as well as other heavy metals should be common and you should already be rotating other protiens.
2026-10-03 22:06:32
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thicck jazz :
i saw the phil defranco vid and as soon as he said the name i was like oh this gonna be some bullshit cuz 90% of the time anything with the name clean in it that isn’t a cleaning product is probably just a sham to scary you into spending money. next time he shows up on my fyp ima just block him cuz he annoys me for whatever reason😭
2026-10-05 08:37:49
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Mairéad🐘 | Vet Student :
thanks for making this video! I’ve been so frustrated by the coverage
2026-10-05 14:15:48
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Lizzie 🐝 :
the article that reported on this gave a "vary your cat's food" and "wet food is better" as the end and I was like THIS IS NOTHING ISN'T IT??
2026-10-04 15:03:35
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Pear🦋 :
Has anyone seen any tests on Churu?
2026-10-04 04:21:57
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Yoly_190 :
this is why I skipped any video on this article, and I'm someone who checks labels. I worked hard for my semi affordable wet cat food rotation 😅 (Tiki after dark, Instinct, Nulo,Fancy Feast, Kirkland) OK I buy a lot of the ones they recommend but I still agree with you with the article is trying to do.
2026-10-04 15:43:04
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Erika C :
thank you for sharing this important information
2026-10-04 01:03:16
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🐱 :
thank you for this video. i am an MPH and it is SO frustrating how much little literacy the public has on how to interpret these data reports.
2026-10-03 22:29:01
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QWERTY Oriental Shorthairs :
Food rotation is so important.
2026-10-06 20:41:00
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hasaamisa :
Hairball control plus safety. Wellix cat grass kibble was my pick after comparing safety reports of multiple brands.
2026-10-13 10:59:32
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kody :
i was freaked out when i saw a new article. tried to read the study but couldn’t without giving them my email. that felt very sketchy so i tried to search specifically my cat’s food brand. thank you for additionally easing my mind
2026-10-08 00:15:39
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BooBear (jazzy) 🌙🇨🇦💜✨🥀 :
The real question we should be asking is.. if cats were in the wild and had to hunt for themselves, would all or ANY of these metals be inside the animals they hunt to stay alive??? That’s why people feed their dogs and cats a raw diet.. you can’t ever trust these brands..
2026-10-05 20:03:15
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petiteplaygirl :
is purina pro plan chicken kibble an okay one? i’m getting so stressed out trying to find something else
2026-10-06 20:23:15
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