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WASHINGTON — Fish, fowl, hogs, dogs and cats: What's next?

The list of animals fed food spiked by an industrial chemical grew Tuesday, with the disclosure that fish raised by U.S. aquaculture farms received contaminated meal from a Canadian firm.

Although tainted ingredients imported from China were used in pet foods that either sickened or killed an unknown number of household pets, the more recently disclosed contamination of animal feeds probably occurred at levels too low to pose a danger to consumers, federal health officials said.

The culprit is a chemical called melamine, typically used to make resins that go into plastic kitchenware and countertops, as well as several related compounds. None is approved for use in pet or human food.

In the most recent case of contamination, Canadian-made fish meal was found to include a protein ingredient called wheat gluten that was spiked with melamine.