Contaminating the Food Chain in China
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The problem with the chemical melamine can to international attention when thousands of household pets died from contaminated food. Recently there has been concern about melamine being added to milk in China. Now comes reports that melamine is throughout the food chain:
“The toxic chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, state media has reported.
Correspondents say the unusually frank reports in several news outlets are an admission that contamination could be widespread throughout the food chain.”
link: Chinese melamine scandal widens
This is obviously an international problem as well as a national crisis for China. Until China has stricter regulations that are enforced, it seems that all edible products that are animal derivative must be viewed as a possible source of contamination.
Catherine Forsythe
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Ken Gray
October 31st, 2008
at 8:22am
We created a musical video on YouTube, “Nothing Could be Finer,” to satirically illustrate the dangers of unregulated manufacturing in China six months ago. It is still unfortunately very relevant
tired
October 31st, 2008
at 12:22pm
I can’t believe that comment that Melamie is okay in small doses. And that “China” says the dogs that got sick were because of extended exposure to the tainted food. Our daughters dog got horribly sick. We were in the process of trying out new foods. the dog was given only TWO TABLEspoons of new food types every two or three days for a couple weeks…..We are soooo thankful that we were able to get to the vet and feed the dog fresh cooked chicken and rice until we could get him well….This dog is a wonderful loving outgoing dog loved by everyone that meets him. If we would have lost this dog it would have been as if I died. SHAME on this false hiding of chemicals in the food products…..Buy Local