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Will China's poisoned pet food lead next to human food chain?
canadafreepress ^ | April 20, 2007 | By Judi McLeod

Posted on 04/21/2007 3:19:07 PM PDT by Flavius

hemNutra, the Las Vegas importer of the contaminated wheat gluten that led to the original 100-plus packaged pet food recallÑalso imports pet sickening rice protein concentrate from China, "though from another source". "The company has been testing those shipments," according to spokesman Steve Stern. (Andrew Bridges, AP, April 18, 2007).

In other words, ChemNutra, whose Chinese headquarters are within 50 miles of wheat gluten-producing Xuhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd., is up to its bag brim in the rice gluten poison pet food scandal.

Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd. is suspected as the company making the rice protein.

In the poisonous path leading to dead or sickened animals, first came North America, then Puerto Rico. Now 30 pets are dead from contaminated pet food in South Africa.

(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; petfood; poison; treason
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Today I purchased pasta, bread, dog biscuits, and bagels. I found myself wondering about the safety of all these items.

Please put me on your list.
Thanks.


41 posted on 04/21/2007 4:04:53 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Can you please add me to the ping list? Thanks in advance.


42 posted on 04/21/2007 4:06:13 PM PDT by RedWhiteBlue
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To: rickdylan

I suspect we have the WTO to thank for us buying easily produced products from China.


43 posted on 04/21/2007 4:08:42 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
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To: RedWhiteBlue

done


44 posted on 04/21/2007 4:15:00 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: mom4kittys

Please add me to your ping list.

When this story about the Chinese connection and melamine being the suspected toxin first broke, I posted that I was not only concerned about pet food and my 3 kitties but that this and other toxins might be getting into the human food chain as well either directly or through farm animal feed and that apparently I was right and this is now the case!

I have no confidence in the FDA to ensure the safety of our food and I certainly don’t trust the Chi-coms.

This summer I plan to visit a lot of the local farmers markets and produce stands and I’m considering buying one of those vacuum food sealers or learning how to can. There are also some local farmers in my area who also sell meat and eggs. And I will definitely be on the look out for local organic farmers.

I know that some people have chosen to make their own dog food which isn’t too hard because dogs are more omnivorous and aren’t as picky as cats who are also more carnivorous. I recently switched from Science Diet prescription CD and Iams to Purina Naturals but I’m curious if anyone has any suggestions on what to feed cats other than commercial cat food.


45 posted on 04/21/2007 4:16:53 PM PDT by Caramelgal (I am Zelda - Queen of the Viking Kitties!)
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To: SauronOfMordor

What I want to know is what kind of idiot thought they could get away with this for long? Pet Food manufacturers should be suing their importer for this (if they were not complicit) and pet owners who have sunk thousands into saving their sick dogs and cats should sue the importer as well... and I am not a person who believes in suing for anything.


46 posted on 04/21/2007 4:18:51 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Palladin

You may be correct, and old people tend to eat more of the cheaper starch in their diets... bread for example.


47 posted on 04/21/2007 4:19:59 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Flavius

If we don’t get inspection control of it or don’t shut off imports- yes.


48 posted on 04/21/2007 4:20:09 PM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: freekitty
First red flag regarding China is they don’t like cats or dogs.

I don't know about cats, but they love dog. Lots of restaurants have them on the menu, don't they?

49 posted on 04/21/2007 4:21:10 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Caramelgal

Added you to the ping list.


50 posted on 04/21/2007 4:21:27 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Diogenesis

I won’t be surprised if it turns out that the first cases were in the hospital or in the ground months ago. I also won’t be surprised to find out about on FR several weeks before there is any sort of acknowledgment from the government.


51 posted on 04/21/2007 4:24:54 PM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: Rushmore Rocks
The death toll reported to pet connection has increased:

Update, 4/21: 4,427 pets have been reported as deceased into our Pet Connection database

52 posted on 04/21/2007 4:38:00 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: kinoxi
Why are we importing anything related to wheat from China when we currently export it(wheat)?

Because we can buy it cheaper, import fees and all, than what we can locally. Go figure. I can't.

53 posted on 04/21/2007 4:38:35 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: bcsco

I was hoping you could clarify that.


54 posted on 04/21/2007 4:42:13 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: JoanneSD

They sold only whole hogs. If you had a party and needed a whole hog, you would order it in advance. On the date agreed on they would cut the head off and then saw it in half. It is part of the back home cooking here in Cal.


55 posted on 04/21/2007 4:50:16 PM PDT by Domangart (editor and publisher)
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To: kinoxi
I was hoping you could clarify that.

I'm really not sure how much I clarified, but that's okay. I'm for free markets, but when the market we're buying from because it's cheap comes up and kicks us in the a$$, then it's time to reevaluate.

I was working for awhile today; ironically in the pet food business. On the way home I was listening to 'Market Watch' and how we have a $248 billion (or so) trade deficit with China. The administration is working on this, but it's a long, drawn-out affair. Anyway, it amounts to this; the Chinese are importing $248 billion/year more into our economy than we export to theirs. And one wonders; how much of this is crap, and dangerous to our way of life, in the way of foodstuffs or food ingredients?

Now, I'm not one for embargo's, or tariffs, but I think our trade situation with China needs a major reevaluation.

56 posted on 04/21/2007 4:53:27 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: bcsco
Now, I'm not one for embargo's, or tariffs, but I think our trade situation with China needs a major reevaluation.

I think we agree.
57 posted on 04/21/2007 4:55:12 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Flavius
Well, check this out. To paraphrase Jack Nicholson, "I'm here!!!"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821403/posts

We may be eating it, folks!

58 posted on 04/21/2007 4:57:23 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: Flavius

Great. Now I have to really look at the darn food labels. Sodium, fat, and too many additives are one thing. Now I have to worry about whether any part of the food I purchase comes from Red China.


59 posted on 04/21/2007 5:15:23 PM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Head Caterer for the FIRM)
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To: kinoxi
Why are we importing anything related to wheat from China when we currently export it(wheat)?

Because we're stupid?

60 posted on 04/21/2007 5:22:41 PM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Head Caterer for the FIRM)
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