China's melamine scare extended to more dairy products

Liquid cow's milk has been pulled from shelves around the country of china after 10% of it tested positive for the industrial chemical melamine, used in this case, as well as last year's pet food crisis, to artificially boost nitrate levels and give the appearance of higher protein levels. Apparently whoever thought this was a great idea forgot, as illustrated in the large amounts of dying pets that the results are, oh I don't know, poisonous? Maybe they didn't talk about it on the government-run news programs there. So brilliant food producers decided that it would be a good idea to start doing the same thing to milk intended for human consumption. This has now led to a fourth baby dying of kidney failure, with 6,000 plus still sick with kidney stones. The melamine has now been found in liquid milk, as well as yogurt and some other products. This incident is just one in a long line of screw ups in China's poorly run and poorly supervised food industry. In 2004, twelve babies died and 200 were sick after drinking fake formula that contained no nutrients.

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China wants to poison your baby.

China: known for the big pet food scare of '07, where pets around the nation died after melamine plastic was added to pet foods. Guess what, they are at it again! As if poisoning pets wasn't bad enough, now they are going after the children. Melamine-tainted baby formula has killed three babies and sickened 6,000 plus. The FDA states that the formulas are probably not on US shelves, but that they are investigating further.

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this just in: crappy pet food is crappy.

If any of my readers actually buy the following brands of pet food, shame on you. Not only have they all been recalled for a salmonella contamination, they have always had disgusting ingredients in them that I wouldn't dare feed the dog of my worst enemy. So if you have them in your house, please immediately dispose of them, and buy some real pet food for your animals.

Country Acres Cat Food 40#	16603 02181		Retriever Bites & Bones Dog Food 8#	79818 96757
Country Acres Ration Dog Food 40#	16603 02333		Retriever Bites & Bones Dog Food 20#	79818 96634
Country Acres 18% Dog Food 40#	16603 02331		Retriever Bites & Bones Dog Food 50#	49394 05666
Country Acres Hi Pro Dog Food 50#	16603 02021		Retriever Gravy Blend Dog Food 50#	49394 05665
Doggy Bag Dog Food 40#	73893 40000		Retriever Gravy Blend Dog Food 8#	79818 96756
Members Mark Complete Nutrition Premium Cat Food 20#	81131 89881		Retriever Hi Protein Dog Food 8#	79818 96755
Members Mark Complete Nutrition Premium Dog Food 50#	05388 67055		Retriever Hi Protein Dog Food 25#	49394 00002
Members Mark Crunchy Bites & Savory Bones Adult Dog Food 50#	05388 67309		Retriever Hi Protein Dog Food 50#	49394 00003
Members Mark High Performance Premium Dog Food 50#	81131 75479		Retriever Mini Chunk Dog Food 8#	79818 96754
Natural Cat Food (Sam's Club) 15#	81131 89883		Retriever Mini Chunk Dog Food 25#	49394 00006
Natural Dog Food (Sam's Club) 25#	81131 89884		Retriever Mini Chunk Dog Food 50#	49395 00005
Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition 4.4#	81131 69377		Retriever Puppy Blend Dog Food 6#	49394 56221
Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition 8#	05388 67144		Retriever Puppy Blend Dog Food 8#	79818 96758
Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition 22#	05388 60342		Retriever Puppy Blend Dog Food 20#	49394 00004
Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition 50#	78742 01022		Retriever Puppy Blend Dog Food 40#	79818 96706
Ol' Roy High Performance Nutrition Dog Food 20#	05388 60345		Special Kitty Gourmet 3.5#	81131 17546
Ol' Roy High Performance Nutrition Dog Food 50#	78742 05815		Special Kitty Gourmet 4#	78742 53199
Ol' Roy Meaty Chunks 'n Gravy Dog Food 8#	81131 69629		Special Kitty Gourmet 7#	81131 17547
Ol' Roy Meaty Chunks 'n Gravy Dog Food 22#	81131 69630		Special Kitty Gourmet 8#	78742 53200
Ol' Roy Meaty Chunks 'n Gravy Dog Food 50#	81131 69631		Special Kitty Gourmet 18#	81131 15748
Ol' Roy Puppy Complete 4#	81131 79078		Special Kitty Gourmet 20#	78742 53201
Ol' Roy Puppy Complete 8#	81131 79079		Special Kitty Gourmet 25#	78742 54314
Ol' Roy Puppy Complete 20#	81131 79080		Special Kitty Kitten 3.5#	81131 17553
Paws & Claws Delicious Mix Cat Food 8#	79818 96632		Special Kitty Kitten 4#	78742 53198
Paws & Claws Delicious Mix Cat Food 20#	49394 05746		Special Kitty Kitten 7#	81131 17554
Paws & Claws Delicious Mix Cat Food 40#	79818 96676		Special Kitty Kitten 8#	81131 24739
Paws & Claws Premium Choice Cat Food 8#	79818 96633		Special Kitty Original 3.5#	81131 17557
Paws & Claws Premium Choice Cat Food 20#	49394 00008		Special Kitty Original 4#	78742 04930
Paws & Claws Premium Choice Cat Food 40#	49394 05747		Special Kitty Original 7#	81131 17562
Pedigree Large Breed Adult Nutrition 20#	23100 29158		Special Kitty Original 8#	78742 05744
Pedigree Large Breed Adult Nutrition 30.1#	23100 31484		Special Kitty Original 18#	81131 17559
Pedigree Large Breed Adult Nutrition 36.4#	23100 31479		Special Kitty Original 20#	78742 05794
Pedigree Large Breed Adult Nutrition 40#	23100 29154		Special Kitty Original 25#	81131 68869
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 4.4#	23100 05104		Wegman's Bruiser Complete Nutrition Dog Food 4.4#	77890 33654
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 8.8#	23100 05103		Wegman's Bruiser Complete Nutrition Dog Food 20#	77890 32988
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 20#	23100 14719		Wegman's Bruiser Complete Nutrition Dog Food 37.5#	77890 32994
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 32#	23100 31483		Wegman's Bruiser Puppy Dog Food 4.4#	77890 33621
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 40#	23100 31478		Wegman's Bruiser Puppy Dog Food 17.6#	77890 32991
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 44#	23100 05100		Wegman's Bruiser Small Crunchy Bites Dog Food 4.4#	77890 33618
Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites Adult Nutrition 52#	23100 05110		Wegman's Bruiser Small Crunchy Bites Dog Food 20#	77890 32982
Pet Pride Indoor Cat 3.5#	11110 74584		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Complete Cat Food 3.5#	77890 10005
Pet Pride Indoor Cat 18#	11110 74585		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Complete Cat Food 18#	77890 10004
Pet Pride Weight Management Dog Food 17.6#	11110 74578		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Indoor Cat Food 3.5#	77890 12038
PMI Nutrition Bites & Bones Dog Food 50#	42869 00174		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Indoor Cat Food 18#	77890 12039
PMI Nutrition Canine Advantage 50#	42869 00172		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Kitten 3.5#	77890 12036
PMI Nutrition Feline Medley 20#	42869 00171		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Original Medley Cat Food 3.5#	77890 10006
PMI Nutrition Gravy Crunches Dog Food 40#	42869 00033		Wegman's Buju & Ziggie Original Medley Cat Food 18#	77890 10003
Red Flannel Active Formula Dog Food 40#	42869 00063
Red Flannel Adult Formula Dog Food 20#	42869 00055
Red Flannel Adult Formula Dog Food 40#	42869 00054
Red Flannel Canine Select Dog Food 20#	42869 00068
Red Flannel Canine Select Dog Food 40#	42869 00067
Red Flannel Cat 10#	42869 00059
Red Flannel Cat 20#	42869 00058
Red Flannel Hi Pro Formula Dog Food 50#	42869 00065
Red Flannel Prime Dog Food 25#	42869 00052
Red Flannel Prime Dog Food 50#	42869 00053
Red Flannel Puppy 40#	42869 00056

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Bagel Recall

Wegmans Food Market has recalled every type of bagel and "bialys" (sounds like dialysis, but I guess it's a flat bagel with toppings on it) due to some unplanned seasoning: small metal springs. Delicious!

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Meat Slicers Cause of Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak

Maple Leaf foods stated that the Listeria bacteria that has been the cause of 38 confirmed cases of Listeriosis and 13 deaths has come from from deep inside the machinery that slices meat, even though the machinery is cleaned regularly. The food plant is still shut down until the machinery is either cleaned more thoroughly or replaced. All 220 products made by the corporation have been recalled.

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Court Rules Beef Producers not Allowed to Test for Mad Cow

Why? Well, because then all the other beef producers would be jealous. The USDA tests a measly ONE PERCENT of all beef produced in the states for mad cow. ONE. A meat packer in Kansas called Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wanted to start testing 100% of their beef. Great, right? Wrong, apparently. Evidently, that wouldn't be fair to all the other children meat packers because their beef would appear to be not as safe, and they would lose money.


Yeah.

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