Emeritus James Law Professor of Internal Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, United States
Dr. Center is widely recognized for her work in defining hepatobiliary disease syndromes and their management. This presentation describes multiple studies undertaken in 2023-24 by her group in an attempt to inform the prevalence of liver copper accumulation in dogs and a safe tolerable range for copper in dog foods. The conundrum over dietary copper content is worsend by the absence of mandated labeling requirements that should inform consumers of product copper content. Data presented makes a second call for regulatory action as well as mandated labelling change.
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