Comments on: Pet-food recall: China OKs U.S. inspectors http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:54:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sophia http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-53098 Sophia Sun, 06 May 2007 01:08:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-53098 I agree with asking companies if any ingredients come from China. I have done it with my pet food companies. It gets the message across like no other. I agree with asking companies if any ingredients come from China. I have done it with my pet food companies. It gets the message across like no other.

]]> By: Denise Tate http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-40132 Denise Tate Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:20:24 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-40132 It's enough knowing that our Government has O.K'd the poisonous gluten that we so lovingly feed to our pets in the U.S., and now it's my question as to the FDA and what they are feeding the people of the U.S. What foods are we eating that contain vegetable protein (Soy), Gluten, Flour and what else is going to be feed to us before we humans end up on a slab of marble. There are so many viruses going around it seems it's all year long that I am wondering if it is something in our food that we are eating, something like flour, gluten, and soy protein which we use alot in our ready to eat processed foods and is weakening our immune system. I wonder about China's population and why they didn't have resistance to the Bird Flu, I wonder about their immune systems and about their flour and soy protein being contaminated. I feel scared now to even trust in our FDA, we have trusted in the FDA for years and in our life time. It seems a bit shaddy even in an insidence that happened two years ago when our flu vacine was contaminated in South Hampton, England. Why does the FDA sacrafice and put our lives in danger, what are we but a few laboratory rats? Stop China now, and any other country from poisining the US! It’s enough knowing that our Government has O.K’d the poisonous gluten that we so lovingly feed to our pets in the U.S., and now it’s my question as to the FDA and what they are feeding the people of the U.S. What foods are we eating that contain vegetable protein (Soy), Gluten, Flour and what else is going to be feed to us before we humans end up on a slab of marble. There are so many viruses going around it seems it’s all year long that I am wondering if it is something in our food that we are eating, something like flour, gluten, and soy protein which we use alot in our ready to eat processed foods and is weakening our immune system. I wonder about China’s population and why they didn’t have resistance to the Bird Flu, I wonder about their immune systems and about their flour and soy protein being contaminated.

I feel scared now to even trust in our FDA, we have trusted in the FDA for years and in our life time. It seems a bit shaddy even in an insidence that happened two years ago when our flu vacine was contaminated in South Hampton, England. Why does the FDA sacrafice and put our lives in danger, what are we but a few laboratory rats?

Stop China now, and any other country from poisining the US!

]]> By: betty http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-39664 betty Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:59:26 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-39664 Voting with your wallet won't be easy. It is hard to determine where ingreients come from (and even finished products). Many times the label only lists manufactered for Company x and a US address or distributed by and a US address. Yesterday I went to Tractor Supply. I asked if they knew where the Beet pulp they sell came from. I asked if it was imported. She said she was not sure, but it probably was. Then she said, practically all the feed they sell is either imported or contains imported ingredients, even the corn. I asked if any of it came from China. She said yes. We import way mor4e food ingredients from China than most of us ever even thought about. Voting with your wallet won’t be easy. It is hard to determine where ingreients come from (and even finished products). Many times the label only lists manufactered for Company x and a US address or distributed by and a US address.

Yesterday I went to Tractor Supply. I asked if they knew where the Beet pulp they sell came from. I asked if it was imported. She said she was not sure, but it probably was. Then she said, practically all the feed they sell is either imported or contains imported ingredients, even the corn. I asked if any of it came from China. She said yes.

We import way mor4e food ingredients from China than most of us ever even thought about.

]]> By: Gary http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38805 Gary Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:49:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38805 Realistically, I don't think the dumbbels in this country will ever stop importing from China. In fact, the Corridor is starting up to bring MORE imports from China. Realistically, I don’t think the dumbbels in this country will ever stop importing from China. In fact, the Corridor is starting up to bring MORE imports from China.

]]> By: Georgeann Heckman http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38754 Georgeann Heckman Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:00:43 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38754 Why does the United States trust China a Communist Country? This is not Homeland Security? Our Government is not looking out for our Best Interests just their own. Unfortunatley they make the deals while we suffer. We will be the ones to suffer because of their own greed and corruption. I think we all should say a prayer for all of us because we are doomed if our Government can't see the writing on the wall. Why does the United States trust China a Communist Country? This is not Homeland Security? Our Government is not looking out for our Best Interests just their own. Unfortunatley they make the deals while we suffer. We will be the ones to suffer because of their own greed and corruption. I think we all should say a prayer for all of us because we are doomed if our Government can’t see the writing on the wall.

]]> By: Peg http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38314 Peg Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:24:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38314 Oh and hey, I forgot. What exactly is Homeland Security doing about this? Much as I didn't care for Bernie Kerik as NYC Police Commish, I thought he would have been a better choice to head the agency, than the one that's in there now. Oh and hey, I forgot. What exactly is Homeland Security doing about this?

Much as I didn’t care for Bernie Kerik as NYC Police Commish, I thought he would have been a better choice to head the agency, than the one that’s in there now.

]]> By: Peg http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38302 Peg Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:18:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38302 Big waste of time to go to China now. All the evidence, filth, contamination, poisons gone. FDA and US govt should make it real easy for us and take the route that South Africa did. Ban all "ingredients" food or medicinal or vitamin, from China. This way, we poor humans will have a little less worries about what we consume and more importantly, I personally won't have to say a prayer every time I feed my cats. I have spent more time searching for what I hope and think will be safe for them, these past 2 weeks, than I've done in my lifetime. It's for sure that AAFCO and the PFI recommendations mean NOTHING to me and hopefully to you all. We are best served to hurt them all in their pocketbooks and I for one would rather deal with a small honest American manufacturer than the Menu and P&G slobs. Big waste of time to go to China now. All the evidence, filth, contamination, poisons gone.

FDA and US govt should make it real easy for us and take the route that South Africa did. Ban all “ingredients” food or medicinal or vitamin, from China. This way, we poor humans will have a little less worries about what we consume and more importantly, I personally won’t have to say a prayer every time I feed my cats.

I have spent more time searching for what I hope and think will be safe for them, these past 2 weeks, than I’ve done in my lifetime. It’s for sure that AAFCO and the PFI recommendations mean NOTHING to me and hopefully to you all. We are best served to hurt them all in their pocketbooks and I for one would rather deal with a small honest American manufacturer than the Menu and P&G slobs.

]]> By: Joyce http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38298 Joyce Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38298 I am a firm believer in voting "with your wallet". I refuse to go to Walmart because of their blatant discrimination against women and minorities. I have been saying from the beginning that we should avoid all pet food companies that have any kind of relationship with Menu Foods. But this current situation is so out of hand. As I have learned since Natural Balance was recalled, even when companies claim to use ingredients produced in the US, it's not always true. I would love to buy only US produced food, but often the labels don't reflect the origination of the products. It's going to be very difficult, but I for one, am going to try. I am a firm believer in voting “with your wallet”. I refuse to go to Walmart because of their blatant discrimination against women and minorities. I have been saying from the beginning that we should avoid all pet food companies that have any kind of relationship with Menu Foods. But this current situation is so out of hand. As I have learned since Natural Balance was recalled, even when companies claim to use ingredients produced in the US, it’s not always true. I would love to buy only US produced food, but often the labels don’t reflect the origination of the products. It’s going to be very difficult, but I for one, am going to try.

]]> By: MaKo http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38198 MaKo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:18:40 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38198 To 4lgdfriend: If thousands upon thousands upon tens of thousands of Americans vote with their wallets, *that will get the media's attention*. Secondly, it will get the industry's attention: they don't care about a bubblehead beachblonde with sentimentality dripping from her voice - they care about profit. Take the profit away from them, and in order to survive they have to do what we want. If not, they're out of business. ps: please don't yell at me :) Thanks To 4lgdfriend:

If thousands upon thousands upon tens of thousands of Americans vote with their wallets, *that will get the media’s attention*.

Secondly, it will get the industry’s attention: they don’t care about a bubblehead beachblonde with sentimentality dripping from her voice - they care about profit. Take the profit away from them, and in order to survive they have to do what we want. If not, they’re out of business.

ps: please don’t yell at me :)
Thanks

]]> By: 4lgdfriend http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/comment-page-1/#comment-38188 4lgdfriend Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:11:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-china-oks-us-inspectors/#comment-38188 MAKO: swamp (pet) food manufacturers with calls and emails about the origin of their wares and be a total pain in the buttocks. That will get the industries attention in a hurry. Has repercussions to the economy - which gets our lawmakers’ attention in a hurry. ONLY IF IT GETS MEDIA ATTENTION. OTHERWISE IT IS SILENT. AND SILENCED. MAKO: swamp (pet) food manufacturers with calls and emails about the origin of their wares and be a total pain in the buttocks.
That will get the industries attention in a hurry. Has repercussions to the economy - which gets our lawmakers’ attention in a hurry.

ONLY IF IT GETS MEDIA ATTENTION. OTHERWISE IT IS SILENT. AND SILENCED.

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