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To: ikka

Nation’s pets may not be the only ones in danger,

"Either way presents disturbing scenarios. If the poisoning was accidental, it could indicate poor foreign controls over an ingredient – wheat gluten – that is used not only in pet food but also in many food products for humans. That this happened in China is no comfort when so many American food products and ingredients are imported. Thirteen percent of the wheat gluten used in the United States comes from China."

http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/6437657p-5736267c.html


7 posted on 03/30/2007 6:36:46 AM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

Excellent point.


9 posted on 03/30/2007 6:40:14 AM PDT by Eroteme
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To: Milwaukee_Guy
Not to mention some long needed scrutiny of the garbage food products being imported into this country.... Nation’s pets may not be the only ones in danger

good points. My first thought in response to your posts was our meat herds. Cattle, especially, are fed grains (and grain fractions, and various byproducts from food processing) for finishing. I'm curious about how much of that, if any, is imported.

15 posted on 03/30/2007 6:52:01 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

We asked the same question three weeks ago - if there are poisons in the imported gluten in the pet food, chances are there are poisons in the imported gluten in "people" food as well.

Testing the dog food is just a band-aid. If the real problem is imported wheat, then they need to TEST THE IMPORTED WHEAT...


16 posted on 03/30/2007 6:54:51 AM PDT by dandelion
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