China says ingredients in pet food untainted

ap ^ | May 17, 2007 | By Associated Press |

[Flavius]

SHANGHAI -- China says checks on food exporters have turned up no sign of a chemical blamed for the deaths of cats and dogs in North America, and urged US authorities to refrain from further action against Chinese producers.

The government body responsible for overseeing food safety said it accompanied US Food and Drug Administration inspectors on visits to two companies blamed for the chemical contamination.

[Flavius]

"NUTS"

[Flavius]

most favorite nation ping

[43north]

China is a giant criminal enterprise.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Can’t really expect the Chinese to be seriously concerned.

There the death of a dog or a cat is an occasion for a barbecue.

[browardchad]

The government body responsible for overseeing food safety said it accompanied US Food and Drug Administration inspectors on visits to two companies blamed for the chemical contamination.

Well, there wasn't much to see on those visits, since the factories were closed down, and the machinery dismantled.

US inspectors said wheat gluten exported by the firms and used to make pet food was tainted with a mildly toxic melamine and caused the deaths of an unknown number of dogs and cats.

It was more likely crude cyanuric acid (which is 30% melamine), but hey, melamine sounds a whole lot better -- after all, they make eating utensils with it, don't they?

And how inconsiderate of those animals to die from something so "mildly toxic." Have they no consideration for the global economy?

[Thrownatbirth]

Chinese authorities have detained an undisclosed number of managers from the two companies.


"There's only one punishment for such cruelty...

...RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!

[BuffaloJack]

China might get away with sell that line to their own people, but that doesn’t fly here.

[rintense]

Ditto on the Nuts.

Two of my cats have been sick since their food (Science Diet MD dry) was recalled in late March.

[wolfcreek]

Several of my customers own Chinese resturants...............business is DOWN!

[mom4kittys]

[sweetiepiezer]

Nothing here folks, move along.

[grey_whiskers]

(Science Diet MD dry)

!!!!!!!!!

My own "grey_whiskers" eats science diet...

Please give more details--are there any other science diet dry brands affected????!!????!!!!!

[Zhang Fei]

I suspect a ban on Chinese gluten imports might get them to change their minds about inspection.

[null and void]

What’s the clinton play book?

Deny. Distract. Destroy.

[rintense]

No, the only Science Diet product to have been recalled was the feline prescription MD. It is the only science diet dry food that contained wheat gluten.

Both my cats have had/are having kidney issues. One is currently at the vet for a urine sample. Her blood work showed elevated kidney numbers so they want to get a urine sample, which will show exactly what is going on.

[mewzilla]

....and urged US authorities to refrain from further action against Chinese producers.

Snort.

Note to the PRC: Boneheads, our regulators are the least of your problems.

[VictoryGal]

“China says ingredients in pet food untainted”

And I am the Queen of Romania.

[PAR35]

Probably technically correct. There were no contaminants in the cyanuric acid or melamine, so you can say that those ingredients were pure.

[3D-JOY]

Is this similar to the meaning of “IS”?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

“It’s the same food we distribute to our citizens,” added the government spokesman. /sarcasm