Posted on 05/01/2007 8:03:51 PM PDT by anonsquared
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2007 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have learned that byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China have been used in chicken feed on some farms in the state of Indiana. This information came to light as part of the continuing investigation into imported rice protein concentrate and wheat gluten that have been found to contain melamine and melamine-related compounds.
(Excerpt) Read more at fda.gov ...
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-30-chinese-imports-usat_N.htm FDA limits Chinese food additive imports
Please FDA Let the Consumer Decide.
In today’s FDA press conference they talked about the 2.5 - 3 million chicken that were fed feed from China that was tainted with melamime (and possibly other substances) back in February.
The chickens were processed (killed) and distributed (sold to you).
But they will not tell us the names of the companies that sold these chickens.
Chicago Tribune: You say its too late to do a recall, but why not name the companies and let the consumers decide?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/01/recall.riddle/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Anyone have any reoccurrence of what they thought was stomach flu lately?
Thanks for the ping.
Our little pets were the canaries...............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfSsEI9BMc
Thanks for the ping.
Our little pets were the canaries...............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfSsEI9BMc
What I want to know is - why are we selling our corn and wheat for others to consume around the globe while being forced to buy China’s tainted products because the government refuses to allow products labeled with country of origin? I would be willing to pay more to know all the ingredients are home grown, but as it stands now I’m not allowed to know that.
As would I!
The FDA and USDA should have been watching and testing imports on a constant and continual basis. THAT IS THEIR JOB and responsibility. We now have contaminated ingredients in our food supply from a Communist country that could care less about our safety. Yet our administration has done nothing to protect us.
Shameful and despicable. Will it take the DemocRATS to hold accountabilities and deal with these issues on behalf of the people?
I’m surprised companies aren’t doing checks on their own additives. Something doesn’t add up here...
Sorry for the double post.
I just got a FReep mail for a prayer request.............
Here is part of it.
” please put the word out for healing for Carol, she is in a bad way with her kidneys and digestive system and has me frightened for her life. She cannot keep any food down”
DIDN’T THE FDA HAVE A WARNING OUT AT THE START OF THE PET RECALL FOR THE CDC TO REPORT ANY KIDNEY FAILURE IN HUMANS?
I have it somewhere in my vast files.
Waiting to see what these circumstances are with Carol.
Prayers for her.
Well, yes they should, is the answser, but oversight and testing of all imports, esp. food products is a primary responsibility of US regulators.
My dog has the right idea. He just goes out and kills a squirrel and eats it every day. I haven’t had to worry too much about the dog-food disaster in the past week! Now I’m going to have to start learning to make Brunswick Stew with the critters he catches because it looks like our food supply is getting contaminated too.
More ‘bad food’ news! Cluck, cluck!
JUST WONDERFUL!! After the pet food scare, I’ve been cooking chicken & veggies for my pets!!! When will the FDA be taken to task about this?????????????????????
“Trickling water, if not stopped, will become a mighty river.” - Confucius (551-479BC) Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher
Here is a blog of the FDA press conference today.
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-liveblogging-51-fda-press-conference/
I think at this point the government is on full CYA and we’re probably only hearing the tenth of it.
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