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The Goat’s Milk Alternative Amidst the Melamine Scare
2008-10-31 13:36:00 With all this Melamine scare on milk formula, and getting another brand on the list of those that are found to be positive every so often, what mother would not be concerned. When I read from this AskDrSears.com article that goat’s milk is so much better than cow’s milk, I just knew I had to try this local brand, Milk Star’s fresh goat’s milk. I just chanced upon it when I was doing my regular grocery shopping. Read on from AskDrSears.com: Although the mineral content of goat’s milk and cow’s milk is generally similar, goat’s milk contains 13 percent more calcium, 25 percent more vitamin B-6, 47 percent more vitamin A, 134 percent more potassium, and three times more niacin. It is also four times higher in copper. Goat’s milk also contains 27 percent more of the antioxidant selenium than cow’s milk. Cow’s milk contains five times as much vitamin B-12 as goat’s milk and ten times as much folic acid (12 mcg. in cow’s mi...
Crackers and eggs from China contaminated with melamine
2008-10-28 01:40:00 The tainted food scandal of China has now spread from milk to other foods. In Hong Kong, eggs from northern China tested positive for Melamine. The Hong Kong Heatlh commissioner says that he suspects that animals have been fed melamine contaminated food, resulting in higher than normal levels of the chemical in the eggs. But if this ...
Melamine Foam - Inexpensive Cutting Method
2008-09-29 19:14:00 Is there a method of cutting waste melamine foam. It needs to be inexpensive method for small batch use, and to get the product to pea size.
Melamine Found in Formula of 22 Chinese Dairy Producers
2008-09-20 14:17:00 The Epoch Times Sep 17, 2008 This 15-month-old child developed kidney stones from contaminated baby formula. (China Photos/Getty Images) Melamine, a banned chemical, was discovered in infant milk formula produced by 22 dairy companies nationwide during a inspection of 109 Chinese diary companies, according to a September 16 report from Xinhua Net. According to the report, China?s General ...
Melamine In China Baby Milk Powder -- Whoops Sorry.
2008-09-16 21:39:00 ImageThief is just out with a great post on the Sanlu melamine crisis. The post does an amazing job giving a history of China's food safety problems, dissecting the current one, and discussing in real world terms Fonterra (the New Zealand company involved in a joint venture with Sanlu) has handled it, and how Fonterra should have handled it. The post is entitled, "Melamine in Sanlu milk powder? Now that's a crisis!" and it is a must read. UPDATE: Peter Ford over at the Christian Science Monitor did an excellent story, entitled, "Behind bad baby milk, an ethical gap in China's business." I know this is not what non-lawyers want to hear, but unless and until any and all companies tied in with incidents like this are forced to pay by way of huge court verdicts, this sort of thing is going to continue.
By: China Law Blog
25pc Melamine Dinnerware Set $22
2008-05-25 11:27:00 If you’re in need of some outdoor dinnerware for summer, Linens n’ Things has this Melamine 25-Piece Super Set in blue marked down to .11 (it is normally .49). Enter 20% off one item coupon code GRABD08 and that drops to .49. Shipping is free as of the time I write this (otherwise ...
Warn of Melamine Tableware
2007-11-25 10:19:00 They may look good on the dining table, but the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP)- Malaysia - has warned the public against using melamine tableware. CAP president S. M. Mohamed Idris said studies conducted abroad revealed that melamine tableware contained substances that were hazardous to health. ?Many are not aware that melamine melts when exposed to high temperatures, causing parts of the substance to enter our body along with the food. ?Regular ingestion of melamine can lead to cancer, skin allergies and blindness,? he said at a press conference here. Melamine, also known as thermo set plastic, is made of urea, an organic compound, and formaldehyde, a chemical widely used to manufacture household products. Mohamed Idris said melamine tableware was popular and commonly used to serve hot food in households, restaurants and food stalls. ?We are calling on consumers to refrain from using melamine tableware and use safer tableware made from glass or ceramic,? he said. He added th...
By: TIPS COLLECTION
Peacock Melamine Tray: Love It or Hate It?
2007-11-13 12:18:00 I was flipping through the latest Pottery Barn catalog when I came across this Peacock Melamine Tray (was $19 now $12). On one hand I think it’s lovely and I absolutely adore birds. On the other, there’s something rustic about it that irritates me to no end. I’m a bit torn, how about you? ... Related Entries: Wine Appetizer Tray: Love It Or Hate It?Off To Market: Breakfast TrayIsabella Fiore Patent Peacock ToteLinkable Mugs: Love It Or Hate It? Tags: poll Love It or Hate It birds - Dieting pottery barn peacocks tray serving tray
Major Development on the Pet Food Poisoning - Not Melamine - Also Treatable
2007-10-23 03:06:00 ACETAMINOPHEN DETECTEDTHERE WAS A TREATMENT FOR MISS PIGGYRight about now I'm sitting here in tears as I write ...
Why phenolic plywood is much more expensive than melamine plywood of same t
2007-09-08 06:39:00 Phenolic plywood is about 10 -18% more expensive than melamine plywood of same thickness . Customers usually ask why phenolic plywood is so expensive . There are 4 reasons .
By: See See Plywood
Why phenolic plywood is much more expensive than melamine plywood of same t
2007-09-08 06:39:00 Phenolic plywood is about 10 -18% more expensive than melamine plywood of same thickness . Customers usually ask why phenolic plywood is so expensive . There are 4 reasons .
By: See See Plywood
Melamine Continues to be Found in Ingredients for Dog Food (EU)
2007-08-07 20:20:00 An overview of the European Commission shows that in the last week of July, multiple alerts of melamine contaminated feed have been reported. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) found contaminated rice protein in France, Greece, Spain and the UK - all imported from China. The Commission publishes a weekly overview of alert ...
By: Dog Food Blog
About phenol formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde resin
2007-06-05 16:18:00 i want to know the right procedure of making phenol formaldedhyde and melamine formaldehyde resin
FDA Announces U.S. Source of Melamine-Contaminated Fish, Cattle, Sheep and
2007-06-01 14:08:00 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. ? The FDA announced today that a U.S. company?Tembec BTLSR Inc. of Toledo, Ohio?has been identified as producing a melamine-contaminated ingredient used in domestic livestock feed as well as in domestic and exported fish feed. This is a separate contamination from the nationwide pet food recall that began March 16, in which the melamine-contaminated ingredient was imported from Chinese manufactures. Tembec has used the contaminated ingredient as a binding agent in two of its commercial fish feeds, AquaBond and Aqua-Tec II, intended for domestic use as well as for export. The company also shipped the contaminated binding ingredient to Uniscope, Inc. of Johnstown, Colo., for use in domestic livestock feed, Xtra-Bond, for cattle, goats and sheep.The FDA has advised that the contaminated fish feeds be recalled, but has not advised that the contaminated livestock feeds be recalled because they contain lower levels of melamine and melamine-related compounds, and therefor...
By: Cats Only Blog
FDA Announces U.S. Source of Melamine-Contaminated Fish, Cattle, Sheep and
2007-05-31 13:36:00 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. ? The FDA announced today that a U.S. company?Tembec BTLSR Inc. of Toledo, Ohio?has been identified as producing a melamine-contaminated ingredient used in domestic livestock feed as well as in domestic and exported fish feed. This is a separate contamination from the nationwide pet food recall that began March 16, in which the melamine-contaminated ingredient was imported from Chinese manufactures. Tembec has used the contaminated ingredient as a binding agent in two of its commercial fish feeds, AquaBond and Aqua-Tec II, intended for domestic use as well as for export. The company also shipped the contaminated binding ingredient to Uniscope, Inc. of Johnstown, Colo., for use in domestic livestock feed, Xtra-Bond, for cattle, goats and sheep.The FDA has advised that the contaminated fish feeds be recalled, but has not advised that the contaminated livestock feeds be recalled because they contain lower levels of melamine and melamine-related compounds, and therefor...
By: Cats Only Blog
U.S. Company Used Melamine in Feed
2007-05-31 05:44:00 An Ohio company has long been adding the industrial toxin melamine to animal feed ingredients, and those feeds have been eaten by livestock and fish meant for human consumption, officials with the announced yesterday.
By: Get rich
Melamine, US manufacturers get into the act
2007-05-31 04:56:00 Ahem. For any of you who thought that the problem was limited to not-so-well-patrolled imported foodstuff, check this out.The FDA alerted feed manufacturers that ingredients containing melamine and related compounds were found in products made by Tembec BTLSR Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, and used by Uniscope Inc. of Johnstown, Colo. Tembec makes two products, AquaBond and Aqua-Tec II, which it distributes for Uniscope. The products are used in fish feed. Uniscope also makes a product for livestock feed called Xtra-Bond, and it uses ingredients produced by Tembec. The FDA advised feed manufacturers and others not to use the products and to contact the two manufacturers.source It is probably a good thing that I have a pair of looming deadlines, otherwise I might say something I would regret in the outloud voice. And we wouldn't want that.
By: kitchenMage
Experts don?t believe melamine was the real culprit in tainted pet food
2007-05-21 06:08:00 I picked up a copy of this month’s Animal Wellness Magazine to read an article that will completely shock you. ...
Can You Say ?Hot Zone?? Pesticide Use in China
2007-05-14 06:26:00 The Washington Post reports that Chinese farmers have an unholy arsenal of toxic fertilizers and pesticides in their hands, chemicals which are banned in the United States and many other countries. I don’t know why we are importing animal and human food products from China when the use of these chemicals is well known. The ...
Pet Food Reverse 911 - An Email Alert System
2007-05-14 05:09:00 Pet Food Manufacturers Implementing Email Alert Systems I was checking the websites of the companies who had recalled pet food and found something quite unexpected. Many of the finer companies either have in place an email notification system or are implementing them. Outstanding! Sort of a Pet Food Reverse 911. My own preferred pet ...
Fish on U.S. Fish Farms Fed Melamine-Contaminated Feed; FDA Discovers Conta
2007-05-10 14:17:00 FOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheronPhone: 847-285-6781e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.orgSCHAUMBURG, Ill. ? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China?associated with the deaths of at least 16 dogs and cats and the recall of hundreds of dog and cat food brands?was mislabeled and was really wheat flour contaminated with melamine and melamine-related products. David Acheson, M.D., assistant commissioner for food protection, Office of the Commissioner at the FDA, said that investigators believe that melamine, which is high in nitrogen, was added to the wheat flour. As a result, protein level test results on the flour were consistent with those of wheat gluten. This discovery does not change recent pet food recalls or livestock restrictions, but rather just expands the understanding of the ongoing pet food and livestock feed contamination and investigation. The FDA also announced today that a portion of...
By: Cats Only Blog
Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Interaction May Play Part in Illness and Death f
2007-05-07 13:58:00 FOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheronPhone: 847-285-6781e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.orgSCHAUMBURG, Ill. ? Tests conducted on contaminated pet food and necropsies from affected animals have resulted in a new theory to explain how animals are being adversely affected by contaminated pet foods. A chemical reaction between melamine and cyanuric acid is suspected of forming crystals and blocking kidney function. The investigation into contaminated pet food has focused on melamine contamination of ingredients imported from China, such as wheat gluten, rice protein concentrate and corn gluten (imported into South Africa). It is now believed that cyanuric acid, as well as melamine, has been found in urine samples from animals that died. Analysis of the crystals in the kidneys of affected animals have revealed that they are approximately 70 percent cyanuric acid and 30 percent melamine, and are extremely insoluble. Furthermore, tests mixing melamine and cyanuric acid in samples of cat urine resulted...
By: Cats Only Blog
Pet Food Recall List As Of 5/4/2007
2007-05-05 14:50:00 Last week, the official FDA brands and lot numbers list was 79 pages. This week, it’s 196 pages. These lists are current as of the news that came out yesterday. Get the official FDA RECALL LIST, searchable by lot and brand Print the FDA Lot and Brand Recall List (196 Pages as of 5/4/07) If you ...
Pork and Poultry Poisonings: It's More Than Melamine
2007-05-03 23:07:00 Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that thousands of farm animals across the country have eaten melamine, a nitrogen-rich...
Menu Foods Dramatically Expands Recall List due to cross-contamination
2007-05-03 05:25:00 May 2, 2007 Menu Foods Adds to Recall List TORONTO, ONTARIO–(May 2, 2007) - Menu Foods Attention Business/Financial Editors Menu Foods has previously recalled wet cat and dog food produced with adulterated wheat gluten supplied by ChemNutra Inc. Menu Foods is now expanding the recall ...
How Melamine Made Our Pets Sick
2007-05-02 14:44:00 In today’s hard-to-find news, The University of Guelph in Canada believes they have the answer. It was a combination of cyanuric acid (one of the other contaminants found in tainted pet foods) and melamine. The combination of these two chemicals which SHOULD NOT BE in food products, anyway, creates crystals which block kidney ...
Protein in Pet Food ? The real kind, not the melamine kind
2007-05-01 04:52:00 “If you don’t believe that dogs and cats are primarily meat eaters, you might as well click away now because you certainly won’t believe what follows.” — PetCenter.com, an Internet Animal Hospital Questions have come in to me about protein in dog and cat food. People are just now seeing the importance of reading their ...
Kaiyuan Protein Feed: We?ve been running melamine feed business for years
2007-05-01 03:48:00 One Chinese animal feed company told the Associated Press, “”We’ve been running the melamine feed business for about 15 years and receiving positive responses from our customers.” — CNN, 4/30/07 To which one can only ask: Why? It adds no food value. It is intentionally deceptive. Why are you getting positive reponses from your customers? Do they ...
China did WHAT? Melamine contamination has been going on for years
2007-04-30 14:50:00 I didn’t think it was new. Ten years ago, one of my kitties went into sudden, acute kidney failure after eating a new food. I never thought it was one field, one farmer, one gluten producer, one time. I never even thought it was just animal feed. And frankly, I don’t think it’s ...
American Nutrition - Big Trouble - Mislabelling, Adding Rice Protein Concen
2007-04-27 14:19:00 American Nutrition is finally recalling their foods containing rice protein concentrate. The recall covers Costco?s Kirkland Signature Super Premium Canned Food, item # 38436, best buy dates of Aug. 21 08 to April 15 of 09. I identified this company last week on other forums because they were the only pet food company out of Utah ...
Diamond Brand and Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover?s Soul Recalled
2007-04-27 14:13:00 Due to American Nutrition?s recall, the following Diamond Pet Food can formulations are being recalled: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover?s Soul Kitten Formula cans Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover?s Soul Puppy Formula cans Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula cans UPDATE: Currently, none of the ingredients for the above Diamond products list rice protein concentrate. ...
Melamine in pet food may have been deliberate.
2007-04-26 22:15:00 FDA: Tainted Pet Food May Be Deliberate By Staff Apr 20, 2007The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said pet food protein imported from China could have had the toxin melamine deliberately added to boost protein levels.Dr. Stephen Sundlof, FDA chief veterinarian, told reporters melamine had been found in Chinese shipments of corn, wheat and rice gluten. “That melamine ...
By: fracas
Spiked Wheat in 1990 - Melamine not the first contaminant - Urea was first
2007-04-26 20:18:00 Read the article from FDA Consumer Magazine 1990 that tells how two U.S. citizens spike wheat flour with UREA to boost the protein content and command a higher price. This food for for HUMAN consumption. They were fined $250K each but netted $250K on the deal. It’s horrifying enough to learn ...
Drs. Foster & Smith Issue Precautionary Recall Due to Rice Protein Concentr
2007-04-26 15:13:00 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/g-eneral.cfm?gid=568 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. Two ...
The Great Pet Food Scandal - How one supplier caused a huge crisis, and why
2007-04-26 14:45:00 Macleans.ca notes that 889 separate items by over 100 pet food companies have been recalled, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Wheat gluten from China — essentially destarched flour dough — cost 20 cents per pound less than wheat gluten from the U.S. Whatever the savings Menu realized, however, could not possibly have ...
Outstanding Q&A on Pet Food Recall, Melamine
2007-04-26 06:01:00 The Associated Press put together an outstanding list of Questions and Answers, some of which I’ve excerpted here: Q: What chemical tainted the food? A: Traces of melamine, a nitrogen-rich chemical used in a variety of industrial processes, were found in the pet food. Its most common use is to make resins, which in turn can be ...
Is melamine responsible for the missing bees?
2007-04-25 02:34:00 Natural Balance pet food said they ?believe the source of the melamine is a rice protein concentrate.? Companies that sell rice protein concentrates also sell bee pollen substitutes and those substitutes are made out of rice protein concentrate. Excerpts from the AMERICAN-STATESMAN, Beekeepers puzzled by vanishing hives, April 14, 2007 ?We have got commercial beekeepers who have ...
Ah, Finally, China Allows the FDA Inspectors
2007-04-24 14:07:00 The New York Times is reporting that China has finally yielded to visa requests from FDA Inspectors. BEIJING, April 23 ? China on Monday has given American regulators permission to enter the country to investigate whether Chinese suppliers exported contaminated pet food ingredients to the United States earlier this year, leading to one of the largest ...
Yes, it?s true ? Melamine has made it?s way into hog food
2007-04-21 21:09:00 The Sacramento Bee is reporting that the chemical linked to cat and dog deaths on two continents has made it into pig feed and perhaps onto California tables, with state agricultural officials announcing late Thursday they’ve quarantined a Ceres hog farm where lab tests showed melamine in pig urine. The hog feed apparently came from a ...
South African Pet Food Companies Report Melamine Found In Corn Gluten
2007-04-19 20:46:00 While this is not a US Problem, YET, tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine, says the manufacturer. The contaminated corn gluten was delivered to Royal Canin by a South African third-party supplier and appears to have originated from China. Posted on ...
HealthyPetNet and OhioPet - Domestic grains, No wheat, no rice gluten
2007-04-19 15:41:00 With the latest pet food recall involving a holistic brand, many people are wondering what pet food is safe. Let me just tell you that Life’s Abundance by HealthyPetNet is manufactured by Ohio Pet. Ohio Pet’s website states that they do not use wheat gluten, no rice gluten or rice protein concentrate, and they only purchase domestically ...
Insider Tip Says Corn Gluten and Rice Gluten May Also Contain Melamine
2007-04-18 02:49:00 Breaking, breaking news… A top holistic brand, Natural Balance, just voluntarily recalled four products and confirmed that they found melamine in a US-supplied rice gluten. I’m guessing corn, wheat, and rice gluten providers have long known a “dirty industry secret” of making protein content appear higher and just finally got caught. read more | digg ...
BREAKING NEWS: Natural Balance Recall Expands to Canned Food and Treats
2007-04-18 01:47:00 BREAKING NEWS: Natural Balance Recall Expands to Canned Food and Treats April 17th, 2007 Itchmo has confirmed with Natural Balance that their recall has expanded and now covers the following items for all dates: * Venison and Brown Rice Treats for Dogs (New today) * Venison and Brown Rice Canned Formula for Dogs (New today) * Venison and Brown Rice ...
Chinese Wheat Gluten Firm Actively Seeking Melamine Purchases on Internet ?
2007-04-12 06:28:00 …In recent months, Xuzhou Anying appears to have posted several requests on online trading sites seeking to purchase large quantities of melamine. Clues to pet food recall traced to Chinese city By David Barboza Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Brought to you first by the International Herald Tribune XUZHOU, China: U.S. investigators looking into the tainted pet food that ... |
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