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Click Link.... Imported Tainted Rice Protein
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Little Kopit
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Deb and Ed M wrote:Br- wrote:
They say that the FDA is aware of the second importer, but is not identifying the company. The information was provided to the senators from industry insiders, not the FDA. Despite a senate hearing, the FDA continues to withhold information about the companies involved.
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This is simply criminal - the FDA knows companies that are producing tainted products - but won't name them? Are they pet food manufacturers, or human food manufacturers? What the heck???????????
But how do you call the Authorities on the authorities???? How do you penalize the FDA?? Apparently, if you are a large enough company with enough $$$$, the FDA will protect you from angry, poisoned citizens???
I thought the FDA was supposed to protect US?
Deb
There is a legal side to this all. An organization, such as the FDA needs to watch out for lawsuits. & that means making absolutely sure about information before making it public.
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Br-
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Here's another one, livesmart weight management chicken & brown rice.
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Deb and Ed M
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[quote=Little Kopit][
There is a legal side to this all. An organization, such as the FDA needs to watch out for lawsuits. & that means making absolutely sure about information before making it public.
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I know.... it's just that I saw how long it took the FDA to react to the PBB poisoning in Michigan. They finally reacted a YEAR after the accidental mixing of PBB into cattle feed. Tens of thousands of animals died (and reportedly, more than a few humans). We Michigan folk probably STILL have it in our bodies....
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Drs. Fosters & Smith Products Recalled Due to Rice Protein
April 25th, 2007
Another pet food maker ? Drs. Fosters & Smith ? is issuing a recall due to the use of Wilbur-Ellis rice protein (scroll down the page). Oddly, the manufacturer says they received the recall advice today, not last week.
Rice protein concentrate has been indicated as a possible source of melamine recently found in pet food products. As a precautionary measure Wilbur-Ellis company, the supplier of rice protein concentrate, is voluntarily recalling all lots of rice protein concentrate. We received notification from the manufacturer today, April 25, 2007, suggesting we issue a precautionary recall.
http://www.itchmo.com/read/drs-fosters-smith-products-recalled_20070425
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China bans melamine in food but rejects it as cause of pet food deaths
Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 6:57 AM ET (CBC Website)
The Associated Press
China said Thursday it has banned melamine from food products after the chemical was found in exports of vegetable protein shipped to the United States, but rejected it as the cause of dozens of pet deaths in North America.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say they suspect the substance, which is a chemical found in plastics and pesticides, is to blame.
China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement there was no evidence to support the FDA's claim but that it would co-operate with the United States to find out what actually killed the animals.
The comments in a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry were the first detailed response from Beijing to concerns that emerged a month ago about the country's wheat and rice gluten exports.
China has said it was investigating the issue but had not acknowledged until Thursday that Chinese companies had shipped gluten tainted with melamine to the United States.
The ministry said the contaminated vegetable protein managed to get past customs without inspection because it had not been declared for use in pet food.
"At present, there is no clear evidence showing that melamine is the direct cause of the poisoning or death of the pets," the statement said. "China is willing to strengthen co-operation with the U.S. side … to find out the real cause leading to the pet deaths in order to protect the health of the pets of the two countries."
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials have said they suspect Chinese wheat and rice gluten laced with melamine and added to pet food may have killed at least 15 cats and dogs. The chemical appears to have caused acute kidney failure in animals that have died or been sickened after eating foods contaminated with the chemical.
China said an investigation triggered by FDA complaints found melamine in wheat and rice gluten exported to the United States by two Chinese companies: Xuzhou Anying Bio-technology Development Company and Binzhou Futian Bio-technology Company.
The case has prompted China to step up inspections of plant-based proteins and to list melamine as a banned substance for food exports and domestic sales, it said.
China also invited FDA officials to visit China to help with further investigations into the case and to consult on improving inspection techniques, it said.
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Not sure what products are affected yet.
April 26th, 2007
Wilbur-Ellis Rice Protein Concentrate Recalls:
UPDATE: AP identifies another (fifth) pet food maker that received tainted rice protein concentrate: American Nutrition in Utah.
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Br-
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Breaking news, 3 recalls! Seems to be getting worse every day.
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Oh geez, you can't even trust the labels, now they call it "rice flour".
If it has wheat, rice, or corn, you can't trust it.
Now, it's Costco Kirkland too.
And the FDA is banning even more human foods from China, FINALLY.
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If it's food, and from China, don't eat it. Of course, how do you know???
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Agree with JTMO -- if it's from China, don't eat it, OR buy it. Remember, China is the country that decided to handle its rabies problem by killing their dogs instead of vaccinating them, and by limiting people to one pet per household. And their method of killing the animals was to beat them to death, sometimes in full view of the owners. Does anyone think China is losing any sleep over the deaths of beloved animals in our country?
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