Posted on 05/01/2007 9:52:09 AM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy
I just purchased Talapia frozen from China at Ingles Supermarket in North Carolina. It says it’s frozen by a carbon dioxide process (rather than a nitrogen process) which USA normally uses. I don’t know what that means to us, the consumers.
I read here that they have been feeding pigs with a melanmine (sp) ingrediant in North Carolina, a big pig raising state. When I asked the 18 year old worker, he knew nothing about it, although he said 2 other shoppers had asked him about it that day. According to articles here, they don’t know if it’s damaging to humans although they estimate that 4000 pets have lost their lives because of this additive. (It substitutes for protein, which they can advertise and boost their protein content.) We lived in Michigan during the 70’s-80’s when fire retardent was added to cow meal. When the cows wouldn’t eat it, molasses was added to make it attractive to cows. For years, the supermarkets had to advertise that their beef cows came from Texas or some other state and it caused some deaths and physical harm to farm families raising cattle who didn’t realize they were buying retardent-enhanced and then Molasses enhanced feed for their cattle.
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All manner of “premium” pet food has been affected by this recall.
How does it feel to pay top dollar for shoddy Chinese ingredients?
Why isn’t all Chinese food banned? Hello!?!?!?
Great post!
Baby steps against companies expensing the American People for Profit!! Bad part is this is a ‘staple’ ingredient and pretty hard to avoid. I make all my own bread—guess I will have to grind my own flour. Globalization is so good for the American people.
Thanks for posting this.
Top News:
The smoking gun of melamine spiking found.
Biggest news out of the FDA since “16 dead.” This time FDA reports 4,150 pets reported dead. Will the mainstream media pick up on this?
Also, FDA begins blocking all untested Chinese vegetable protein. A move rare in its breadth, according to USA Today.
Melamine spiking widespread and going on for at least 15 years in China.
It also happened in the US.
38 chicken farms fed tainted pet food back in February.
"As of April 26, 2007, FDA had received over 17,000 consumer complaints relating to this outbreak, and those complaints included reports [!] of approximately 1950 deaths of cats and 2200 deaths of dogs"
Why do you say stuff
like that without a hot link?
Do you think Freepers
won't know the difference
between them getting "reports"
and "confirmations?"
Geez, Louise! Calm down!
Words have meanings! Include links
to support your claims.
why would they deliberately feed fire retardant to cattle?
did they have a problem with spontaneous cattle combustion?
The contamination is widespread and the FDA has no clue as to where it will lead,
Nah, they heard something about Al Gore banning cow farts.
“Detention Without Physical Examination of all Vegetable Protein Products from China”...that makes it sound like they’re shipping a couple hundred tons of won ton noodles down to Gitmo to be held as enemy combatants.
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On 4-26-2007 the state of Alabama banned the import and sale of Talapia and catfish from China. It contains an antibiotic that has been banned which causes some disease in humans. I'll see if I can locate the article I posted about it.
You really do get what you pay for.
I wonder where the protein additives for baby formula come from? Why is there a rise in autism? Just a thought.
Did you know the fish was from China when you bought it? Frozen fish is nasty, no matter where it comes from. If you have ever eaten truly fresh fish you can never eat any thing less.
this is a test?
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