Unsafe to eat

editorial ^ | 4/20/07 | courier

[don-o]

another thread .

[Labyrinthos]

Sue the hell out of Walmart.

You might be on the something. Under the legal doctrine known as "strict products liability," retailers are generally liable for death or injuries caused by the products they sell if the product is inherently dangerous when used as intended and fails to include appropriate warnings. If people die or are series injured from contaminated food from China that was purchased at Walmart or any other deep-pocket retail store, then you can bet that the "evil" trial lawyers will go after Walmart and the other retailers in mass tort class actions. Faced with potential loses that could reach into the billions, Walmart et al. will either stop buying Chinese food products and/or force the Chinese to improve the quality of the food products.

[visualops]

LOL that sounds like me. I try and get decent food for them but get an economical brand. Not of what I feed my cats and dog have been on the lists.

[khnyny]

IMHO, no food products from China should be imported into the US or other markets, they are just too dangerous. China is the most polluted country in the world. The level of poison in their air, water and soil is staggering. Buying organic or locally grown is the best alternative to eating the crap that is being foisted upon the American consumer.

The big agri companies are all about profits, period. Do some google searches on Nestle baby formula and Nestle boycott, it will make your head spin. There was a huge scandal in Europe (made the media in Italy 2005) and formula had to be seized - seized, not recalled as the company refused to recall their product that contained poison. BTW, Nestle just recently announced plans to buy Gerber Baby Food for $5.5B. That’s not exactly good news considering this company’s track record. Just an FYI.

[JeanLM]

If I might interject a little rational thinking here. The pets weren’t killed by China. I submit that no one knows what killed the pets. The food was thought to be contaminated with rat poison, but that was not proven by subsequent testing. Melamine was found in small quantities,but no reports of the concentration exist. Yes melamine is an, “industrial chemical” but so is salt. Melamine is not a pesticide or hebacide, and it is not particularly toxic. It is not even controlled by the EPA because it has such a low toxicity and is not water soluble.

The LD 50 for melamine, which is the dosage in mice and rats, that kills 50% of the test animals, is ~3,500 mg/kg of body weight. The total gluten in the food wasn’t that much, so the trace contaminant melamine couldn’t have done it.

Sorry for the pet loss, but melamine,used in your Formica counter tops, refrigerator paint and dinnerware, isn’t likely the culprit.

My guess is it is some unidentified toxin from natural sources in the wheat and rice; maybe a fungus product.

[Post-Neolithic]

Except that melamine is used by unsavory people to up the perceived protein count in foodstuffs. Just recently, will have to dig up the article here, a large amount of bagged melamine was found with bags of wheat gluten that were shipped to us from good ole Red China.

[Post-Neolithic]

Here is the link,

Pet food probe turns to possibility of fraud

[sittnick]

Buy Red Wing Shoes.

I wear them at work (even though I have primarily an office job). They are good, sturdy shoes. I wear New Balance (made in USA) sneakers. I don't think Red Wing makes shoes for six and three year old girls, however. And yes, my girls wear "girly" shoes.

[Ditter]

If I pick up and item and it says Made in China on the back I put it back down. I have even confronted shop owners about it by asking if they have anything that wasn’t Made in China. That question makes them look like they have been b*** slapped.

[theFIRMbss]

I just double checked
these popular companies.
Their food is still safe:

Fancy Feast is OK!     |     Sheba is OK!     |     Purina Friskies is OK!     |     Meow Mix is OK!

[31R1O]

Didn’t New Balance recently become Nike owned?

[Vor Lady]

Have you noticed that now instead of putting ‘made in China’ on photos of things in catalogues (JC Penney springs to mind) because so few items are American made, they have switched to labeling the American made items?

[Vor Lady]

Breast feeding ping!

[rxgalfl]

I bought ORGANIC fresh garlic from WholeFoods...and mind you, WholeFoods proclaims:
Our history and reputation are intimately linked to our support of local farmers. For more than 25 years, we have striven to provide you with the broadest possible selection of the highest quality produce available. Our search for that produce begins right outside our front door in every community where we do business. We are permanently committed to buying from local producers whose fruits and vegetables meet our high quality standards, particularly those who farm organically and are themselves dedicated to environmentally friendly, sustainable agriculture. We are greatly increasing our efforts in this regard by further empowering our individual store and regional buyers to seek out locally grown produce.

I looked at the bag that it came in and it said "MADE IN CHINA". We now import garlic from China! Least to say I no longer shop at WholeFoods, I go on weekends to the local produce market where I know for sure that the food is produced locally.

[Salvation]

**We could be self-sufficient and not have to worry so much about all this. **

I agree.

[Salvation]

**Sue the hell out of Walmart.**

Check the products in the fancy stores — they come from China too. Not only a WalMart problem.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I have a jar of McCormick black pepper, and one of sea salt, both in the little grinder dispensers. They are from France. I’m not sure we actually produce much of anything these days, except little mewling liberals.

[Madam Theophilus]

Iams was just recently purchased by a large corporation, so the decision to use Chinese gluten came after that change. It’s not the same food as before. My husband works in the natural pet food industry and there are plenty of choices out there for consumers if they would only venture out of the megamarket. Consumers also need to think of buying food for their pets like they do for themselves. Quality ingredients will result in superior health and looks for your animal. Just go into any privately owned pet food shop and see what’s available. Oh, yes, and before you hesitate at the price, look at how much you feed your pet with a quality brand as compared to the megabrand. Two cups dry/day for our lab keeps her within her weight and gives her a wonderful coat. She’s seven years old and acts much younger.

[hedgetrimmer]

China through predatory trade practices and a federal government that kowtows to transnational corporations instead of protecting individual rights, put American garlic growers out of business several years ago.

The whole disaster was documented with articles posted on this site.

Thank you “free trade”, the WTO, the traitors in the federal government, and the Codex Alimentarius for destroying the safest food supply in the world.

[AuntB]

We can thank globalist “free trade” for the poisonings. Bypassing the controls we have here is goog for the stockholder, right? So if they settle a few lawsuits they are still ahead of the game financially.

And that my friends, is the bottom line.