Poisoned Pet Food May Have Entered Human Food Supply Via Hogs
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Poisoned Pet Food May Have Entered Human Food Supply Via Hogs
Tuesday , April 24, 2007
WASHINGTON —
Salvaged pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was fed to hogs in as many as six states, federal health officials said Tuesday. It was not immediately clear if any of the hogs entered the food supply for humans.
Food safety officials have quarantined hogs at farms in California, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah and possibly Ohio. The urine of hogs in some states has tested positive for the chemical, melamine, the Food and Drug Administration said.
The FDA also said it planned to begin testing a wide variety of vegetable proteins at firms that imported the ingredients to make everything from pizza dough to infant formula, and protein shakes to energy bars. The ingredient list includes wheat gluten, corn gluten, corn meal, soy protein and rice bran.
I was worried how this happened - was it an accident, or malicious behavior? Then I watched a video on CNN that stated some manufacturers in China routinely add melamine because it makes the product appear higher in protein during testing, so they can get a higher price for it. This makes the FDA statement quoted above even scarier, in my opinion.
Poisoned Pet Food May Have Entered Human Food Supply Via Hogs
