Opened up a bag of Nutrena SafeChoice Senior and noticed that there were lots of this clearish plastic-y feeling pieces. I’ve never noticed this before - is this like wheat middling hulls or did some kind of plastic make it’s way into the grain making process? I tasted it (because I’ll risk myself before the horses 
) and it has a plastic texture but no taste. Figured I’d ask here but will be putting a call in to my feed store as well.
Simply a guess, but they look like corn kernel hulls to me.
But I can’t see how that would happen so I am likely very wrong.
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make sure you have the bag’s production lot numbers, often this lot number can be found stamped on the white end of the bottom closure tape of the bag .
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If you trying burning one you can see if it melts like plastic or burns up like a plant product
I have read that mills will run whole corn through between different batches of feed to clean the equipment. I get the occasional loose corn kernel in my bag of beet pulp pellets
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Nutrena puts the batch info on the white tag, rather than on the bottom closure tape
Yes, many (most?) mills use whole corn for that reason 
I agree it looks related to corn, especially the far left piece which is shaped very much like a kernel
I’d say burning a couple is a good idea - is it melty like plastic, or does it burn quickly like a kernel coating should?
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I’d return it. Send your supplier photos.
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