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well, midly toxic so is arsenic, just take it in small doses and watch that stock portfolio blossom,

14,000 DOW here we come baby, maybe we can sell saw dust for flour, just think of the profits baby

Melamine (Fire-retardant, nephrotoxic, stain erasing fertilizer)

Yum.

Free trade with criminals isn’t free trade.

In rough chronological order, here are some of my more salient links about “Poisoned Pet Food”—

First mention: 03/16/2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802083/posts
—Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site — http://www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1802307/posts
Recall of Pet Foods

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816256/posts
Some Recalled Pet Food Still On Shelves

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816523/posts
China’s food safety woes expand overseas
April 12, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816819/posts
Pet Food Crisis Highlights Chinese Food Safety Woes
April 13, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts
How Close Was Tainted Wheat To Human Food?

Re: How Close Was Tainted Wheat To Human Food? 04/14/2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=163#163

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=169#169

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=177#177

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=182#182

Latest from, http://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/

Here are lots of recalls most of the public hasn’t even heard about yet:

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819788/posts
Chemical Found in Second Pet Food Ingredient, Recall Expanded
April 18, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1820340/posts
Pet food probe turns to possibility of fraud
April 19, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1820602/posts
Starting A Pet Food Recall Ping List
04/20/2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821072/posts
Humans at risk from tainted pet food? - Found In Pigs Now!
April 20, 2007
Database:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=petfood

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821403/posts
Criminal Probe Opened in Pet Food Scare (FDA Says Charges Possible; Tainted Pork Confirmed in Calif)
April 21, 2007

For all sorts of animal health news and information visit the main page of the AVMA
http://www.avma.org/
as well as their list of useful links:
http://www.avma.org/aa/petfoodrecall/default.asp

Pet Connection, a pet information clearinghouse that hosts a popular blog, has been tracking the pet food recall from the start:
http://www.petconnection.com/

FDA’s Update on Tainted Pet Food
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01615.html

After the melamine story broke, this story broke about the problems with improted food in general.

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660211904,00.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823668/posts
U.S. hogs ate contaminated pet food from China.
4/25/07

U.S. hogs ate contaminated pet food from China.
iht ^ | 4/25/07
Pet-Food Recall: Timing and Triggers (Iams Blew the Whistle!)
April 26, 2007...a poultry farm also may have received tainted food.—
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/hl_nm/petfood_testing_dc

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825419/posts
Will food ever be safe? (pet food recall expanded)
April 28, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826949/posts
Joint Update: FDA/USDA Trace Adulterated Animal Feed to Poultry—So now it includes products made from soybeans and mung beans (whatever those are). Holy crap. The hits just keep on coming, don’t they?
Our little pets were the canaries...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfSsEI9BMc

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827025/posts
Chinese pet food contamination only the beginning of concerns-(3.3% of USA food comes from CHINA)
May 02, 2007

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827486/posts
Feds: Millions have eaten chickens fed tainted pet food
May 2, 2007

Lots of good recall info at:
http://www.itchmo.com/

http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/

It’s a common third world practice to adultrate foods. Watering down milk, corn syrup in honey, etc., etc., etc. One of the big reasons we are different is through a century of inspections and safe food legislation, not to mention certain non-PC cultural standards holding integrity and honesty in high regard.

Outstanding thread! Thanks to all linkers, contributors. BTTT!

Gone are the days when our nation’s integrity was more important than protecting stock holders from the risks inherent in any other form of gambling.

first time is an accident, second time it's coincidence... third time it's WAR!!!

The mildly toxic chemical melamine is commonly added to animal feed in China,...

WHY? For what purpose? If China commonly adds it to their pet food, why would we want to buy from them when we know it is toxic? I know the answers so no need to reply. I’m just very angry about this whole thing.

Doggone!!!

Bump

Well, both my husbands were also mis-labeled.
Thank God for Divorce laws. And Smith and Wesson......