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Peanut Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

The legal problems for the Peanut Corporation of America are monumental. There are lawsuits, along with criminal investigations into the criminal aspects of allegedly releasing contaminated products for human consumption. As the peanut scandal continues to unfold, the peanut company has sought bankruptcy protection:
“…”Given that (Peanut Corp.) is under criminal investigation, I’m not [...]

The Peanut Scandal

In China, the solution to deal with those who were responsible for the tainted milk products was very simple. They were executed - and the head of the State Food and Drug Administration was one example. The owner of the Peanut Corp. of America may be fortunate to be accused under a western [...]

Metal Fragments in Peanuts

Perhaps with the peanut butter related illnesses, deaths and massive recalls, the assumption would have been that the situation could not deteriorate further. Unfortunately, that assumption would be wrong:
“The government acknowledged Friday that a shipment of peanuts from the plant linked to a salmonella outbreak contained a “filthy, putrid or decomposed substance” later identified [...]

Manufacturer Accused of Shipping Contaminated Peanut Butter

Would a manufacturer knowingly ship tainted product for human consumption? This was done in China with contaminated milk products. Now, in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alleged suspicions of similar behaviour:
“The government Tuesday accused the peanut butter manufacturer tied to a nationwide salmonella outbreak of shipping products in [...]

More Melamine Found in Infant Formula

Melamine is an industrial chemical. It is not a natural by-product of foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finding more melamine in infant formula:
“…Thursday, the FDA said two tests of a sample of Nestle’s Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron showed melamine at levels of 137 and 140 parts per [...]

FDA Changes Stance on Melamine

Melamine is an industrial chemical. It is the chemical that has been implicated in the deaths of thousands of household pets when the animal food supply was contaminated. Recently, melamine has contaminated the milk supply in China. Thousands of children were made ill by this chemical. There have been some deaths [...]

Which Baby Products Are Free of Melamine

It is with some distress that parents are finding that there are reports of trace amount of melamine in American baby products. It may be trace amounts but, for many people, any amount of impurities contaminating infant formula is simply not acceptable.
There are some manufactures who are stepping forward and stating that their products [...]

Melamine in US Baby Food

The recent news of melamine includes the death of countless number of family pets when the food supply was contaminated. In the past months, there have been reports of melamine in the milk supply in China. Some deaths have been reported. Now there is a evidence of melamine in American infant formula:
“Traces [...]

The Cold Virus and Your Mom Was Right

Some people resign themselves to the inevitability of catching a cold (or many colds) during this winter season. There is something that you can do to lower your chances of catching a cold germ. The first thing to remember is that there are so many contaminated surfaces that expose you to germs. [...]

The Magnitude of the Melamine Contamination

The number of companies in China who have used the chemical melamine to contaminate the food supply is overwhelming. It is not just a few illegal, rogue operations:
“…In the last two months, China has closed 238 animal feed companies for melamine-related violations and destroyed an estimated 3,682 tons of substandard feed, RIA Novosti reported.”
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