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Heavy Metal: 12 Million Tons of Chinese Rice Contaminated
Time.com ^ | 2/23/11

Posted on 02/27/2011 8:23:18 PM PST by LibWhacker

Ugh. Hong Kong's English daily South China Morning Post has a distinctly unsavory dispatch from the Chinese media this morning: Government scientists have released research that millions of acres of Chinese agricultural land and over 12 million tons of Chinese grain are contaminated by toxic metal pollution, according to this week's edition of the China Economic Weekly, a state-run magazine.

Last week, a separate article reported that 10% of Chinese rice contained excess cadmium, a heavy metal known to cause cancer.

(Excerpt) Read more at ecocentric.blogs.time.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinese; contaminated; cool; foodsafety; foodsupply; heavymetal; madeinusa; metal; rice; toxicchina
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Folks, we can look for more of this with food shortages and rising transportation costs..

I saw italian salad dressing for $3.98 today at the mexican grocers


81 posted on 02/27/2011 9:31:21 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: BenKenobi

Oh, thank you. That’s very intriguing! But I don’t want to bother a fellow Freeper every time I have a question about the origin of something, which is very, very frequently... Is there a website that’ll help us decipher SKUs? I just looked on Google and nothing came up right away. Or these “inventory companies” you mention... Can you name a few of them? Maybe I can look up there webpages and find something there. Thank you VERY MUCH! A new lead on an old problem. I love it!


82 posted on 02/27/2011 9:33:17 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: mylife

OMG...that is one of *the* best songs to have cranking when ripping around a twisty back road on a Harley.

[and I’m not responsible for the “highway acceleration factor” with “Radar Love”]


83 posted on 02/27/2011 9:33:58 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: LibWhacker

I fear this is status quo in China. If this is not from malice, it is from incompetence.


84 posted on 02/27/2011 9:35:09 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: Salamander
♪ Ba Boom Boom Boom ♪ Badda Badda Boom Boom Boom...
85 posted on 02/27/2011 9:39:17 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: LibWhacker

SKU is an acronym for “stock keeping unit.” It’s an item number more or less, and would vary from one company to the next. If there’s any consistency to be found, it would be with the original importing and distribution entity in the United States for the purportedly tainted product. You’d want their item number or SKU.

Again, though, it’d change depending upon just who purchased it and how it was prepared and packaged for sale. It could be in anything from chicken and rice soup to frozen dinners. Difficult to track, in other words, unless there were to be a broad inquiry as there was with melamine contaminated dog food.


86 posted on 02/27/2011 9:40:16 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Salamander

SNL brands are the only breakfast cereals I like.


87 posted on 02/27/2011 9:43:25 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: LibWhacker

I worked with Western Inventory Services, and then later on ran an inventory database for a small store.

I have some of my homebrew stuff. I would frequently get product requests and part of my responsibility was to satisfy customers.

It’s not really in the interest of the shopkeepers or the inventory services to divulge these to customers so you won’t find this on their website.

PM me a list and I’ll return it to you tomorrow. It doesn’t take me very long.


88 posted on 02/27/2011 9:43:32 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: Salamander
Lemmy told me Don Felder was a wanker ☺
89 posted on 02/27/2011 9:44:07 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: mylife

Crap.

I got no throttle to crack open right now.....I’m goin’ out in the shop and sit on the bike and make “VROOOOM VROOOOOM!” noises.....LOL

[Oh, God...PLEASE bring me an early spring and long HOT summer...I’m goin’ craaaaaaaaazy.....train...AI! AI! AI! Buddah Budduh BOOMP”!]

*sigh*

Now you’ve done it.

I’ll spend the rest of the night watching the videos taken from my handlebar cam.


90 posted on 02/27/2011 9:46:34 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: mylife

Orzo is a pasta , yes , man made .


91 posted on 02/27/2011 9:47:35 PM PST by katykelly
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To: Salamander

Gnight you.
I know some how you will muddle through.


92 posted on 02/27/2011 9:48:47 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: Salamander

Fwank Zrappa?


93 posted on 02/27/2011 9:49:56 PM PST by crazydad
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To: mylife

Yeah, I got lots of hair to tear out.

I’ll be fine.

[arrrrgh!]


94 posted on 02/27/2011 9:54:39 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: crazydad

Brue Oystel Curt.


95 posted on 02/27/2011 9:56:04 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: Bean Counter

When you go out to eat what kind of rice can you expect. Makes one wonder.


96 posted on 02/27/2011 10:02:58 PM PST by Orange1998
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To: BenKenobi

Thank you. I don’t have any SKUs here that I’m wondering about. If an item doesn’t clearly identify where it’s from, I simply don’t buy it. Right now the one item I’m wondering most about is ‘Full Circle’ canned organic tomatoes. Next time I’m in the supermarket, I’ll write down the SKU(s) and PM you, okay? Thx.


97 posted on 02/27/2011 10:03:40 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Great! I need to be getting off to bed though.


98 posted on 02/27/2011 10:06:44 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Thank you. Interesting.


99 posted on 02/27/2011 10:09:22 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: BenKenobi

G’night!


100 posted on 02/27/2011 10:10:23 PM PST by LibWhacker
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