In case a search engine isn’t able to be implemented here, you can use Google to do some searching. If you use their Advanced Search page ( http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en ), then look to the Domain line and specify that the results come Only (choose from a drop-down list) from the domain http://www.petconnection.com/blog/ (key this or copy and paste it into the Domain field), then when you use search words or phrases, it will do what it can to search the blog for you.

For instance, you were searching for a post of your own. If you list your screen name of Kat, it would bring up all of your posts that it could find. If you could further specify what you wanted in terms of a necessary phrase or other necessary key words, it might narrow your search results.

I haven’t counted, but 5,600 pet food items does seem very high to me. That is 5,600 different types of canned and some dry food? Is that right??

But, logically speaking, with ChemNutra & Wilbur-Ellis & who knows which other companies have/are purchasing ANY of the China marketed “food and feed grade” “BioTechnology” products, chances are we’ve been eating this stuff of nearly a year — minimum!

Now, we’re home cooking for our pets & we’re starting the process all over again. Both of my dogs were hacking today. I’ve been buying mostly organic from the health food stores & elsewhere: Barley flour, corn meal, rice, rice flour all from bulk bins. Who knows where this stuff REALLY comes from!

Plus, 2 of my 3 cats were hacking last night too. :(

I am trying to find the website that had a drop-down menu where that company SOLD feed ~AND~ melamine. I’m going through my history files & cannot find the website. I thought it was them, but no melamine listed.

I found it 1-2 days after the recalled “rice protein concentrate” was found.

Good research contribution!

A CLEAR MESSAGE — WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ~CAN~ HURT (OR KILL) YOU!

I started reading about this CRAP over 10 yrs ago — Monsanto, Round-Up Ready seeds, bio-engineered foods, genetic modifications to seeds, protein splicing, protein switching, etc. I was telling a chemist & seed company rep (husband/wife) about articles I had read — when Monsanto started buying the seed companies to produce Round-Up Ready Seeds.

What I think China & India have done is try to “beat” the US in bio-technology. They probably strapped someone to a chair, fed it to them for 30-days. If they didn’t die, then it was “safe”! Thus, world market — here it comes!

By-the-way Nadine, the Boston.com link for potato protein goes to “page not found”.

Thanks!

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WHEAT GLUTEN—-SOY PROTEIN—-CORN GLUTEN—-RICE PROTEIN—-POTATO PROTEIN—-USES IN FOOD
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SOY PROTEIN

Meat Food Products:
Emulsified meats
Coarsely-chopped meats
Canned meats
Whole muscle meats
Poultry products
Seafood products
Analogs
Pet foods

Dairy-Type Products:
Beverage powders
Cheeses
Coffee whiteners
Frozen desserts
Whipped toppings
Infant formulas
Milk replacers for young animals

Bakery Products - Cereals - Pasta:
Bread and rolls
Specialty breads
Cakes and cake mixes
Doughnuts
Breakfast Cereals
Pasta Products
Miscellaneous Baking Applications
(sweet rolls, cookies, pastry, crackers, snacks, pancakes, etc.)

Miscellaneous Foods:
Soups, gravies, sauces
Candies, confections, desserts
Oriental foods
Pet foods

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WHEAT GLUTEN

Posted by Mr.JIGAR SHAH on March 02, 19101 at 07:46:26:

We take this opportunity to introduce ourselves as an exclusive importer and stockiest of Wheat Gluten with a brand name of Protinax from M/s. Avebe b.a., The Netherlands.

We are importing this product and stocking at Bhiwandi, thus offering you ready availability. Enclosed herewith is the literature and the specifications of the product for your ready reference.

Protinax
[Vital Wheat Gluten]

Protinax vital wheat gluten is a high –grade protein in fine powder form extracted from a high quality of wheat flour. The drying process is carefully regulated and controlled in order to preserve its original unique characteristics such as elasticity and extensibility. Dry gluten regains its original characteristics when mixed with water ,readily forms a cohesive and elastic dough and has baking capacity . The amino acids in PROTINAX give the dough a high elasticity and toughness. The smell and taste of protinax is almost neutral ,the color is natural creamy and it has a high waterbinding capacity

Typical uses:

Protinax vital wheat gluten can be applied:

As protein source and binder in pet food & fish food
In vegetarian meat replacing products
For special bread – and bakery products in which the protein contents need to be higher .An addition of 2-5% to the flour will give a better texture and crumb strength, a superior loaf quality, a bigger volume and improved keeping and eating qualities to the bread.
In breakfast foods which should be rich in proteins like gluten bread or biscuits
As exchangers of meat protein
For vegetable proteins and hydrolizates
In breakfasts cereals
In snacks like spring roll
In soups & sauces
In dough products
As exchangers for milk protein e.g. in cheese products
In protein foam products

We request you to kindly let us know your interest in the product, enabling us to serve you better. We await your earliest reply. Please note that we are also distributor of LACTOSE [DMV- HOLLAND]

Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
For CHEMO INDIA,

JIGAR SHAH

Mobile no : 9821026727
CHEMO INDIA
24,JAMBUL WADI ,R.NO.47 ,1st Flr,DHOBI TALAO MUMBAI-400002 Maharashtra
Ph: 022 2013412 / 2080614 / 2064637
Fax: 022 2080617
Email: chemoindia@bol.net.in , chemoindia@hotmail.com

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CORN GLUTEN

(EPA FACT SHEET)
Corn Gluten Meal (100137)

SUMMARY

As a pesticide active ingredient, corn gluten meal is intended for residential non-food use on lawns to prevent emergence of grassy and broad-leaved weeds. The substance is common in many food/feed products and in dietary supplements for humans and animals. This active ingredient is a protein found in corn kernels. It is not harmful to humans, to other non-target organisms, or to the environment. Furthermore, it provides a safer alternative to toxic chemicals commonly used for weed control on lawns.

Issued 11/02

I. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT

Active Ingredient Name: Corn Gluten Meal (Corn Glutens )
OPP Chemical Code: 100137 (CAS # 66071-96-3)

Corn gluten meal is present in corn and in foods that contain corn or processed corn by-products. Corn gluten meal is a non-volatile powder, and in its granular form tends to remain near where it was applied. End use products are intended for use only on established lawns, where the substance prevents normal root development in weed seedlings. The glutens are a class of proteins found in various crops such as corn, wheat, and potatoes. Bread texture is affected by the amount and kind of gluten in the flour used for making the bread.

III. ASSESSING RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH

No adverse effects to humans are known or expected from use of corn gluten meal in pesticide products. Corn gluten meal: 1) is eaten regularly by humans and livestock with no known adverse effects, 2) is categorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe for food use), 3) has no known toxic effects when tested in laboratory studies, and 4) does not have a legal maximum amount that can be present in food (i.e., it is exempt from needing a tolerance).

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RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE

Scary!

http://tinyurl.com/37jjxs

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POTATO PROTEIN ???

“…Solanic’s potato protein has sparked interest from a wide range of sectors in the food industry. Some players in the dairy, bakery, meat, beverage and convenience foods industries have already signed up as customers, says Solanic’s representative director. So far, Solanic’s clients are mostly based in Europe, but enthusiasm is also coming from Asia and North America.

The potato protein, which is available in powder form (protein content >90 - 95%) and liquid form (protein content >15 - 20%), can be used in the pharmaceutical industry as an anti inflammatory agent. It can be used in creams and wipes to prevent soars and other skin irritations in adults and young children.

In the food industry, it has many applications. Its foam, gelation and emulsion properties allows the potato protein to be a useful ingredient in products such as ice cream, mousses, whipping cream, crème fraiche, bavarois, and cappuccinos. Other products include yoghurt, sour cream, custard, low-fat spreads, quiche fillings, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and even biscuits.”

“…Despite the fact that the animal protein market remains huge, and that other major vegetable proteins such as soya are increasingly expanding, Solanic says it has found a niche market in potato protein, which differentiates itself from the main sources of protein as it provides added value as illustrated below.

Goovaerts goes on to say that Solanic potato protein is “a vegetable-based protein with the functionality of an animal protein”. “The advantages of Solanic potato proteins are their

“clean flavour, variety of functionality – all while being of vegetable origin, with similar properties to animal proteins”.

http://tinyurl.com/3x7w5t

The China Trade Act

(I just posted this but in the wrong place-meant to put it here)