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FDA to test human food for melamine
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/24...ine/index.html
"The Food and Drug Administration says it will test ingredients imported for human consumption in connection with the recall of pet food that has killed at least 16 pets and perhaps more than 100. "In addition, the FDA on Tuesday announced plans to expand testing of the animal food supply after hogs on farms in three states were quarantined after testing positive for melamine, the toxic substance at the center of the recall." http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/24...ine/index.html The article mentions that the FDA is still reporting only 16 animal deaths in connection with the contaminated pet food. ONLY 16? FurPaw -- My family values don't involve depleted uranium. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"FurPaw" wrote in message
... http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/24...ine/index.html "The Food and Drug Administration says it will test ingredients imported for human consumption in connection with the recall of pet food that has killed at least 16 pets and perhaps more than 100. "In addition, the FDA on Tuesday announced plans to expand testing of the animal food supply after hogs on farms in three states were quarantined after testing positive for melamine, the toxic substance at the center of the recall." http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/24...ine/index.html The article mentions that the FDA is still reporting only 16 animal deaths in connection with the contaminated pet food. ONLY 16? What about chicken feed? Imported ingredients in that? I don't see how we could manage to never buy groceries, and grow all our own food. But I'm tempted. flick 100785 |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"flick" wrote in message ... What about chicken feed? Imported ingredients in that? .......I read a bag of chick feed once and the most alarming thing about it was animal protein. Are they feeding cows to chickens? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"FurPaw" wrote in message ... The article mentions that the FDA is still reporting only 16 animal deaths in connection with the contaminated pet food. ONLY 16? ......yeah, the FDA will never say otherwise, they don't have time at this point. Who knows how long the AVMA is going to take compiling cases. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
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buglady wrote: ......I read a bag of chick feed once and the most alarming thing about it was animal protein. Are they feeding cows to chickens? Yes, and they're feeding cows to cows, cows to sheep, sheep to sheep, sheep to cows, and so on, which is why they're concerned about the spread of "mad cow" disease. Food production really is a scandal. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"buglady" wrote in
k.net: "flick" wrote in message ... What about chicken feed? Imported ingredients in that? ......I read a bag of chick feed once and the most alarming thing about it was animal protein. Are they feeding cows to chickens? buglady take out the dog before replying Have you ever read any of the books by this lady? http://eatwild.com/ She wrote a book advocating grassfed only meats, and goes into what the feed lot industry feeds their "product". They did a widespread (and very expensive) study to determine how high a percentage of the feed lot cows' doet could be *gum wrappers* before it had a negative impact on output. Gum wrappers. They funded an actual study on this. So they could feed the maximum amount of *Gum Wrappers* to cattle....you know, to save on the cost of all that expensive rendered discarded animal parts they feed them. Feed lot farming is THE reason I became a vegetarian 22 years ago. I wish I could better wrap my brane around eating meat again, because if I could find it appealing, I would *totally* buy grass fed meats. Those guys need more support, and its a *part* of the life system, rather than an abuse of it. End of rant. Tara |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
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FurPaw wrote: "The Food and Drug Administration says it will test ingredients imported for human consumption in connection with the recall of pet food that has killed at least 16 pets and perhaps more than 100. A little more background: SHANGHAI -- Something was wrong with the babies. The villagers noticed their heads were growing abnormally large while the rest of their bodies were skin and bones. By the time Chinese authorities discovered the culprit -- severe malnutrition from fake milk powder -- 13 had died. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"Melinda Shore" wrote in message ... In article t, buglady wrote: ......I read a bag of chick feed once and the most alarming thing about it was animal protein. Are they feeding cows to chickens? Yes, and they're feeding cows to cows, ..........that one I think NO. It's the only one we're regulating due to BSE. buglady take out the dog before replyin |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
"Melinda Shore" wrote in message ... In article , Barton quoted here is Joe Barton (R) TX, ex officio member of O&I subcommittee http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...od_safety.html The suspicion of international contamination is eerily similar to past incidents in China," Barton said. "A dozen years ago, 89 children in Haiti died after taking cough medicine made with, believe it or not, poisonous antifreeze that was traced back to China. The world never got an answer from the Chinese on how this crime occurred. "In an investigation started in 1998 when I was the chairman of this subcommittee, we found that 155 Americans were sickened by impure gentamicin sulfate made by a Chinese firm," Barton continued. "We never got a definitive answer on how this unapproved, impure drug ingredient got into that particular product." The poisoning of thousands of pets with dangerous food imported from China demonstrates how easily terrorists could kill Americans by poisoning food imported through a porous food inspection network. ........Gee ya think? And still this isn't front page news........hmmmmmmm buglady take out the dog before replying |
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FDA to test human food for melamine
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buglady wrote: .......Gee ya think? And still this isn't front page news........hmmmmmmm Well, at least maybe this will motivate a few more people to vote. (And eat fewer prepared foods and plant more gardens). -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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