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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 361540" data-attributes="member: 97"><p><strong>Does not the FDA, or the importer, or Customs or someone have a list of who all this imported product went to :???: Do they just have to wait until more dogs and cats die and get reported before they know they used this stuff? What happened to the Billions $ of Homeland Security money we poured in to keep track of our borders and our imports :???: ( I already know- most of it was smoke screen and went to local Pork Projects) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </strong></p><p><strong>FDA still refuses to name the company this imported China wheat came from or who imported it.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </strong></p><p><strong>And I have still seen no where that they can ascertain this wheat gluten didn't end up in human foods :shock: </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Wife just told me to throw all the Purina-Alpo sacks we have in the back shed (maybe it'll poison the mice if its tainted- mouse poison ain't working ;-) ) and headed to town to get some sacks of Vigortone dog food.... </strong>----------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Many More Pet Deaths Could Come, According to the FDA </strong></p><p></p><p>March 31, 2007 — <strong>The pet food recall linked to the deaths of cats and dogs across the country is growing and now includes both wet and dry pet food. </strong></p><p></p><p>This morning, the Food and Drug Administration announced that the <strong>Nestle Purina PetCare Company was voluntary recalling of all sizes and varieties of its Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog foods. </strong></p><p></p><p>And after initially suspecting rat poison was the cause of the contamination, officials now believe the food was tainted by a chemical used in plastics and fertilizer. For the first time, the FDA has admitted to ABC News that there will be a lot more deaths than the current official count of 15 cats and dogs. </p><p></p><p>Government scientists found melamine, a compound used to make plastics for kitchen utensils, in the recalled food. Melamine's also used as a fertilizer in Asia, and was in wheat gluten imported from China and used in pet food. </p><p></p><p>But FDA officials caution that melamine might not be the culprit they're after. </p><p></p><p>"We are not fully yet certain that melamine is the causative agent of illness and death in pets," said Dr. Stephen Sundolf of the FDA Veterinary Center. </p><p></p><p><strong>Another recall was issued this morning. Hills Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling some of its dry cat food that was made with the same tainted ingredient.</strong> Since March 17, more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet pet food have been recalled. </p><p></p><p><strong>There's no absolute number of how many dogs and cats have been affected,</strong> which is making some reevaluate how pet illnesses are </p><p>reported. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=2997700&page=1" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story? ... 700&page=1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 361540, member: 97"] [b]Does not the FDA, or the importer, or Customs or someone have a list of who all this imported product went to :???: Do they just have to wait until more dogs and cats die and get reported before they know they used this stuff? What happened to the Billions $ of Homeland Security money we poured in to keep track of our borders and our imports :???: ( I already know- most of it was smoke screen and went to local Pork Projects) :mad: FDA still refuses to name the company this imported China wheat came from or who imported it.... :mad: :mad: And I have still seen no where that they can ascertain this wheat gluten didn't end up in human foods :shock: Wife just told me to throw all the Purina-Alpo sacks we have in the back shed (maybe it'll poison the mice if its tainted- mouse poison ain't working ;-) ) and headed to town to get some sacks of Vigortone dog food.... [/b]----------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Many More Pet Deaths Could Come, According to the FDA [/b] March 31, 2007 — [b]The pet food recall linked to the deaths of cats and dogs across the country is growing and now includes both wet and dry pet food. [/b] This morning, the Food and Drug Administration announced that the [b]Nestle Purina PetCare Company was voluntary recalling of all sizes and varieties of its Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog foods. [/b] And after initially suspecting rat poison was the cause of the contamination, officials now believe the food was tainted by a chemical used in plastics and fertilizer. For the first time, the FDA has admitted to ABC News that there will be a lot more deaths than the current official count of 15 cats and dogs. Government scientists found melamine, a compound used to make plastics for kitchen utensils, in the recalled food. Melamine's also used as a fertilizer in Asia, and was in wheat gluten imported from China and used in pet food. But FDA officials caution that melamine might not be the culprit they're after. "We are not fully yet certain that melamine is the causative agent of illness and death in pets," said Dr. Stephen Sundolf of the FDA Veterinary Center. [b]Another recall was issued this morning. Hills Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling some of its dry cat food that was made with the same tainted ingredient.[/b] Since March 17, more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet pet food have been recalled. [b]There's no absolute number of how many dogs and cats have been affected,[/b] which is making some reevaluate how pet illnesses are reported. [url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=2997700&page=1]http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story? ... 700&page=1[/url] [/QUOTE]
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