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	<title>Comments on: Pet food recall: Liveblogging 5/17 FDA press conference</title>
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		<title>By: Carole (Wegie Mom)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carole (Wegie Mom)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 20:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is a thought about that fifth substance they were looking for but redacted from their published lists:  My fiance comes from a top-secret military intell background.  He says that the only thing he can think of that would be considered &#039;sensitive&#039; would imply National Security &#039;sentsitive&#039;.  He immediately thought of a light colored or white powdrey substance that would qualify- anthrax!   Once we have turned over control of our supplies for our basic needs to a foreign entity- we are at great risk, individually and as a nation.

Scarry thought!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a thought about that fifth substance they were looking for but redacted from their published lists:  My fiance comes from a top-secret military intell background.  He says that the only thing he can think of that would be considered &#8216;sensitive&#8217; would imply National Security &#8216;sentsitive&#8217;.  He immediately thought of a light colored or white powdrey substance that would qualify- anthrax!   Once we have turned over control of our supplies for our basic needs to a foreign entity- we are at great risk, individually and as a nation.</p>
<p>Scarry thought!</p>
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		<title>By: VJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>VJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 04:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by pat @1:49pm
I also got Durbin&#039;s letter.</description>
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I also got Durbin&#8217;s letter.</p>
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		<title>By: Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 22:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by pat — May 17, 2007 @ 1:49 pm

I got the same letter, too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment by pat — May 17, 2007 @ 1:49 pm</p>
<p>I got the same letter, too.</p>
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		<title>By: BengalMom</title>
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		<dc:creator>BengalMom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 21:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I still want to know who those other two companies are that bought tainted RPC (or whatever the H it was) from Cereal By-Products!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still want to know who those other two companies are that bought tainted RPC (or whatever the H it was) from Cereal By-Products!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Elaine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So---if it wouldn&#039;t be helpful to name names of the contaminated chickens, hogs that were released, how is it helpful and fair to name the fish farms?

And didn&#039;t the American Gold fish farm say they didn&#039;t feed contaminated feed?

Methinks it is becuz the chickens and hogs were Tyson and Cargill or some of the big boys, and USDA FDA is in their pocket!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So&#8212;-if it wouldn&#8217;t be helpful to name names of the contaminated chickens, hogs that were released, how is it helpful and fair to name the fish farms?</p>
<p>And didn&#8217;t the American Gold fish farm say they didn&#8217;t feed contaminated feed?</p>
<p>Methinks it is becuz the chickens and hogs were Tyson and Cargill or some of the big boys, and USDA FDA is in their pocket!</p>
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		<title>By: pat</title>
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		<dc:creator>pat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sandi K, funny you should mention sen durbin, cuz i got an email from his pr machine today about the senate bill and amendments, except below

&quot;Last week, the Senate passed important legislation to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  As part of that bill, the Senate agreed to an amendment I offered to address many of the food safety problems that have become all too apparent over these past few weeks. 

My amendment will do several important things: 
Create an early warning system for all food products -- including pet food -- so we can identify potential food contamination problems much earlier and provide accessible product recall lists directly on the FDA website

Establish uniform standards, inspection processes, and better labeling of pet food -- replacing today&#039;s voluntary guidelines that manufacturers and individual states can choose to ignore

Improve the FDA&#039;s ability to regulate imported food products -- to deal with problems like the recent contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein shipments from China

The new FDA legislation will make a difference -- but equally important is continuing to push the FDA to take their responsibility as guardians of our food supply seriously. 

That&#039;s why I hope you&#039;ll invite your friends and family to join you, me, and thousands of other Americans, urging the FDA to step up their vigilance of our food supply -- for companion animals and humans alike. &quot;

fwiw</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sandi K, funny you should mention sen durbin, cuz i got an email from his pr machine today about the senate bill and amendments, except below</p>
<p>&#8220;Last week, the Senate passed important legislation to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  As part of that bill, the Senate agreed to an amendment I offered to address many of the food safety problems that have become all too apparent over these past few weeks. </p>
<p>My amendment will do several important things:<br />
Create an early warning system for all food products &#8212; including pet food &#8212; so we can identify potential food contamination problems much earlier and provide accessible product recall lists directly on the FDA website</p>
<p>Establish uniform standards, inspection processes, and better labeling of pet food &#8212; replacing today&#8217;s voluntary guidelines that manufacturers and individual states can choose to ignore</p>
<p>Improve the FDA&#8217;s ability to regulate imported food products &#8212; to deal with problems like the recent contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein shipments from China</p>
<p>The new FDA legislation will make a difference &#8212; but equally important is continuing to push the FDA to take their responsibility as guardians of our food supply seriously. </p>
<p>That&#8217;s why I hope you&#8217;ll invite your friends and family to join you, me, and thousands of other Americans, urging the FDA to step up their vigilance of our food supply &#8212; for companion animals and humans alike. &#8220;</p>
<p>fwiw</p>
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		<title>By: spocko</title>
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		<dc:creator>spocko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Dilution factor my a**.&quot;
  - Troublesome blogger

Now available in small, medium and large.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Dilution factor my a**.&#8221;<br />
  - Troublesome blogger</p>
<p>Now available in small, medium and large.</p>
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		<title>By: JAG</title>
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		<dc:creator>JAG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Okay why isn&#039;t anyone asking in these press conferences what is going to happen to the chicken &amp; pork by products of the animals that have been okay&#039;d for processing even though they ate melamine tainted food?  It was noted that the melamine is in the kidneys and other innards (included in by-products) but not in the muscle.  My guess would be it will wind up back in the dog/cat foods.  
Why hasn’t the press posed that question to David A??  Am I missing something?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay why isn&#8217;t anyone asking in these press conferences what is going to happen to the chicken &amp; pork by products of the animals that have been okay&#8217;d for processing even though they ate melamine tainted food?  It was noted that the melamine is in the kidneys and other innards (included in by-products) but not in the muscle.  My guess would be it will wind up back in the dog/cat foods.<br />
Why hasn’t the press posed that question to David A??  Am I missing something?</p>
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		<title>By: Bee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>C-Span3 - now showing Tuesday&#039;s hearing..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C-Span3 - now showing Tuesday&#8217;s hearing..</p>
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		<title>By: Katie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dog chews and gel caps??

Bloomberg news said they had heard about it earlier today? Acheson said the gel caps were mixed in with the bones and weren&#039;t specifically targeting. It was found with domestic protein surveillance? and assignment continuing?

I don&#039;t see anything on the FDA site regarding and the April recall doesn&#039;t mention gel caps.

Katie</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dog chews and gel caps??</p>
<p>Bloomberg news said they had heard about it earlier today? Acheson said the gel caps were mixed in with the bones and weren&#8217;t specifically targeting. It was found with domestic protein surveillance? and assignment continuing?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t see anything on the FDA site regarding and the April recall doesn&#8217;t mention gel caps.</p>
<p>Katie</p>
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