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Why U.S. doesn't stop tainted food from China
san jose mercury ^ | 5/20/07 | by Rick Weiss

Posted on 05/20/2007 4:55:44 AM PDT by Flavius

WASHINGTON - Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides.

These were among the 107 food imports from China the Food and Drug Administration detained at U.S. ports just last month, agency documents reveal, along with more than 1,000 shipments of tainted Chinese dietary supplements, toxic Chinese cosmetics and counterfeit Chinese medicines.

For years, U.S. inspection records show, China has flooded the United States with foods unfit for human consumption. And for years, FDA inspectors have simply returned to Chinese importers the small portion of those products they caught - many of which turned up at U.S. borders again, making a second or third attempt at entry.

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KEYWORDS: case; china; chinaingredients; foodsupply; freetrade; trade
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To: sam_paine
There is no 'right' to know anything about what you put in your mouth beyond what you can discern for yourself. You wanna know what's in it? GROW IT YOU LAZY FOOL.

It's hopeless, you are arguing with the something for nothing crowd here who will happily trudge down to Walmart to buy whatever Walmart tells them to buy while singing God bless America and telling everyone what makes this country great is cheap imports.

61 posted on 05/20/2007 6:28:19 AM PDT by palmer
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To: Flavius

bumping with same questions


62 posted on 05/20/2007 6:29:31 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: AuntB

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1836658/posts?page=2#2

I’m putting post two on my blog and sending it out.

pinging to suggest the same


63 posted on 05/20/2007 6:30:25 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: WildcatClan; Flavius
Only girly-men are worried about being poisoned. So what, 107 detained food imports from China last month, and that’s what they caught.

Let's play your game. Let's use real data, k?

Your point is that if x% of Chinese imports are bad, then ban all Chinese imports, right?

Ok, so let's look at the USDA site and apply that reasoning across the board. Fair enough?

How many of the below are Chinese imports?

How many are Oklahoma? Do you think this is a comprehensive list of -all- the 'poisonous' food out there on grocery store shelves?

If you want to make idiotic assertions that I want to eat chicom poison, then I apologize for responding rationally to you.

If you want to discuss this rationally, then I would merely try to make the point that the ENTIRE food chain is precarious in America, from -all- sources internal and external, precisely because it is assumed that the FedGov keeps complete control over it.

Scare articles like this do us a disservice because it tries to divert attention to the 'dirty scary chicoms' and away from the real culprits: our federal buraeucracy -coupled with- the American peoples' lazy reliance on the Fedgov (think IRS, TSA, CIA) to keep them safe.

Open Federal Cases
Product Recalled Date of Recall
024-2007, Chicken Sausage Products May 18, 2007
023-2007, Beef Products (PDF Only) May 11, 2007
022-2007, Beef Trim Products (PDF Only) May 10, 2007
021-2007, Ready-to-Eat Turkey Products May 1, 2007
020-2007, Ground Beef Products (PDF Only) Apr 20, 2007
019-2007, Beef Products (PDF Only) | Labels for Retail Products (PDF Only) Apr 20, 2007
018-2007, Soppressata (Salami) Product Apr 18, 2007
017-2007, Smoked Sausage Products Apr 13, 2007
016-2007, Bacon Mar 27, 2007
012-2007, Chicken Breast Strips Feb 28, 2007
(Expanded)

Feb 18, 2007
013-2007, Semi-Boneless Ham Steaks Feb 27, 2007
011-2007, Pasta and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Dinner Kit Feb 12, 2007
010-2007, Pasta Entrees for Toddlers Feb 5, 2007

64 posted on 05/20/2007 6:34:00 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: browardchad

Yes, that fresh meat provision jumped out at me.

Luckily, we have good local beef in Panama. It is not the most tender in the world, but it is good and not expensive.

I believe there is exported beef from the U.S. From where ever it comes, the price is enough to turn me away and stop reading the label any further.

There are also local chicken farmers.


65 posted on 05/20/2007 6:36:10 AM PDT by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Flavius

Anyone with “7.50-9.00 per hour and 40 kids” would be better off shopping their neighbor’s yard sale. Actually we all would be better off doing more of that.

CASH ECONOMY=NO SALES TAX to government. Cut off the blood supply and the cancerous growth dies.


66 posted on 05/20/2007 6:36:35 AM PDT by anonsquared (WHAT'S MADE/RAISED/GROWN IN CHINA, STAYS IN CHINA!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Diana for President 2008!


67 posted on 05/20/2007 6:38:55 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: xsmommy; Gabz; Guenevere; Texan5; Robert A. Cook, PE; secret garden

Bad Food from China ping.


68 posted on 05/20/2007 6:39:19 AM PDT by tioga
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To: WildcatClan
Well, then. Git after it, serious poster person.

If you think I'm full of straw, then drop your ad hominem and let's talk about post #64.

Is it China? Or is it the ENTIRE food chain?

Is this a good article which tries to focus on the real problems and vulnerabilities? Or is it a scare article trying to divert everyone's attention to one of the many bad actors?

Are you going to be serious, or just grab your pitchfork and torch?

69 posted on 05/20/2007 6:39:57 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: palmer
Well, what is it then, do you think, that makes this country great? The USDA? The IRS? OSHA?

Do you see anything on this thread about DOING something to make their food safe, or do you just see socialists wanting their government to pass a law to make them feel safe?

70 posted on 05/20/2007 6:43:27 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: kjhm

Thanks


71 posted on 05/20/2007 6:47:51 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Pray for W.)
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To: Flavius
"But that has not stopped Chinese meat exporters. In the past year, USDA teams have seized hundreds of thousands of pounds of prohibited poultry products from China and other Asian countries, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in March. Some were shipped in crates labeled "dried lily flower," "prune slices" and "vegetables," according to news reports. It is unclear how much of the illegal meat slipped in undetected."

I wonder if we could find a list of the U.S. importers who actually bought and received those illegal shipments? What did they use the meat for?
72 posted on 05/20/2007 6:48:39 AM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
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To: Flavius

Excellent article, thanks for posting it, Flavius.

Just checked CostCo’s canned mushrooms. They carry a brand called Pennsylvania Dutchman. The label has a picture of a map of the United States.

Looking more carefully at the label, it also says: PRODUCT OF CHINA.

I am returning the case of canned mushrooms on my next visit.

Rightwing Librarian


73 posted on 05/20/2007 6:49:14 AM PDT by Right-wing Librarian
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To: Flavius; mom4kittys; LucyT

Interesting reads also.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4818117.html

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-ed-fda19may19,1,4302650.story?coll=la-news-a_section&ctrack=1&cset=true


74 posted on 05/20/2007 6:50:16 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Pray for W.)
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To: sam_paine

“And who granted you that ‘right?’ “

I have the right to life, liberty and the persuit of happiness. It would not amke me happy to die from lack of due dilligence on the part of my government, regarding my food supply, that they use routinely in taxing my money.

This country is also full of stupid pigs. Grow my own food, indeed. Maybe while I’m on a break from the fields, I can build my own car and process my own fuel, too.


75 posted on 05/20/2007 6:51:21 AM PDT by toomuchcoffee
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To: Diogenesis
Boy, you hit that one right on target...

This whole administration has been nothing but frustration and disappointment.

76 posted on 05/20/2007 6:52:45 AM PDT by pointsal (q)
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To: TADSLOS; Diogenesis; PGalt; gotribe; sergeantdave; snowsislander; grey_whiskers; tioga; ...
[adding you guys to the #64 post to wildcatclan to get your response]

Only girly-men are worried about being poisoned. So what, 107 detained food imports from China last month, and that’s what they caught....

Let's play your game. Let's use real data, k?

Your point is that if x% of Chinese imports are bad, then ban all Chinese imports, right?

Ok, so let's look at the USDA site and apply that reasoning across the board. Fair enough?

How many of the below are Chinese imports?

How many are Oklahoma? Do you think this is a comprehensive list of -all- the 'poisonous' food out there on grocery store shelves?

If you want to make idiotic assertions that I want to eat chicom poison, then I apologize for responding rationally to you.

If you want to discuss this rationally, then I would merely try to make the point that the ENTIRE food chain is precarious in America, from -all- sources internal and external, precisely because it is assumed that the FedGov keeps complete control over it.

Scare articles like this do us a disservice because it tries to divert attention to the 'dirty scary chicoms' and away from the real culprits: our federal buraeucracy -coupled with- the American peoples' lazy reliance on the Fedgov (think IRS, TSA, CIA) to keep them safe.

Open Federal Cases
Product Recalled Date of Recall
024-2007, Chicken Sausage Products May 18, 2007
023-2007, Beef Products (PDF Only) May 11, 2007
022-2007, Beef Trim Products (PDF Only) May 10, 2007
021-2007, Ready-to-Eat Turkey Products May 1, 2007
020-2007, Ground Beef Products (PDF Only) Apr 20, 2007
019-2007, Beef Products (PDF Only) | Labels for Retail Products (PDF Only) Apr 20, 2007
018-2007, Soppressata (Salami) Product Apr 18, 2007
017-2007, Smoked Sausage Products Apr 13, 2007
016-2007, Bacon Mar 27, 2007
012-2007, Chicken Breast Strips Feb 28, 2007
(Expanded)

Feb 18, 2007
013-2007, Semi-Boneless Ham Steaks Feb 27, 2007
011-2007, Pasta and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Dinner Kit Feb 12, 2007
010-2007, Pasta Entrees for Toddlers Feb 5, 2007

77 posted on 05/20/2007 6:54:03 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: kjhm

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Import Refusal Reports for OASIS

http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/ora_ref_cntry.html
That is only what they caught, scary.


78 posted on 05/20/2007 6:54:54 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Pray for W.)
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To: snowsislander
We should cease all normal trade with Red China immediately.

Don't hold your breath. Cheap imports are the lifeblood of America. Sad, but true.

79 posted on 05/20/2007 6:55:57 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: sam_paine

This country became great by entrepreneurship and taking responsibility for one’s own well-being. There were a couple of people in this thread (like Diana) who suggested ideas for responsibility. Most of these threads and all of the cat food threads suggested that bigger government is the answer whether to provide more inspections or to limit or regulate trade. But the same fools who want to limit trade will happily shop at Walmart and never look at the labels.


80 posted on 05/20/2007 6:56:03 AM PDT by palmer
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