Posted on 04/01/2007 4:49:58 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy
FDA authorizes siezure without having to prove or inspect imported wheat gluten.
Sounds like dramatic action.
Why is some of the wheat gluten being trans shipped from Holland?
Whoa...
This is a bit startling, no?
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I knew it all along. The Company at fault is named Kat Poi Son. I think it is in the Dog Chow province.
The page formatting didn't come through properly. The name of the company and the address:
Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd.
Wangdian Industrial Zone,
Peixian, CN-32, China 221623
Pu Chi No Mo
My kids make fun of me because I won't buy anything from China that touches food (no pans, flatware, plates, small Chinese cooks, etc). The Chinese simply don't have to follow the same standards of safety which we have to follow.
Don't trust 'em. Guess I was right. Guess I need to to go tell my kids, "I told you so!"
"The full name of the company is: Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd. This company also exports wheat flour, cornstarch, sweet potato starch, protein powder, zinc oxide, carrots, garlic, ginger, and other agricultural products."
LOL
Why the hell would the United States or Canada need to import any grain product from China?
Don't trust 'em. Guess I was right. Guess I need to to go tell my kids, "I told you so!"
I just -love- it when I can do that!
heh...
I'm wondering if some kind of transportation contamination occurred.
A Netherlands based company named DMS is the largest supplier of melamine in the world. China uses melamine as a fertilizer. There is another potential player here in the U.S.--an unnamed supplier/distributer of the imported wheat gluten.
Nice grab!
Sheesh--I know all this because I just read about it an hour ago. Why? Because I just about had an anxiety attack this afternoon while shopping for pet food.
Some pet food company is going to get sued flat for that saving.
"Vital Wheat Gluten
Brief Introdction:
wheat gluten meal is also named vital wheat gluten. The flour is used as its raw material, and from which extracts a light brown natural grain powder through intensively processing. It is a good solubles protein, containing fifteen amino acid essential for human body. After all, it can yet be regarded as a plant protein food looking good, smelling good and tasting good. It is the basic raw material of high-grade aquatic food.
Specification:
Protein≥75%
Moisture≤8%
Ash (lime)≤1%
The rate of absorbing water≥160%
The degree of thickness: 99% through 200 um tough silk sieve
Taste, smell: normal, with grain delicious
Outward ap: light yellow powder"
Emphasis added. Note that it looks like this is also used as a human food additive/supplement.
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