Comments on: News: Melamine found in catfish

By: Carol Winters

Carol Winters — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:40:52 +0000

I am disgusted that we Canadians have to watch all food products for Melamine or other added non food items added to the food that we assume is safe to eat.
We live in an Agricultural land and now we are living with imports from a country that doesnt have the same rules that our country did.

By: Trudy Jackson

Trudy Jackson — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:50:32 +0000

And isn’t it great to be paying taxes for this wonderful “junk”. Not!!!!!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:12:06 +0000

Don’t forget about the wild pigs CathyA ;)

By: CathyA

CathyA — Thu, 24 May 2007 12:59:35 +0000

“It is a challenge, however, to grow truly organic crops in a country that is home to the world’s most polluted soils, contaminated with heavy metals, fertilizers, and pesticides.”

A CHALLENGE? I don’t know what fanatasy world the writer lives in, but I’d call it impossible. Crops that are planted on commercial farm sites and no pesticides/commercial fertilizers used are called *transition crops*. They’re not organic until the soil is clean. IIRC this takes a number of years to be certified truly organic.
Oh and then there’s the problem of the polluted air and water.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 24 May 2007 07:51:36 +0000

I dated a guy in high school who’s dad made glycol. The only thing I remember was that he told me it was in just about everything. I also remember the horrible smell from his small factory.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts96.html

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 24 May 2007 06:05:02 +0000

Exactly what ARE the Chinese rules?

By: TC

TC — Thu, 24 May 2007 05:19:29 +0000

***********“Chen Yaozu said he had exported toothpaste containing small amounts of diethylene glycol to Panama — later shipped to the Dominican Republic — but said that was permitted under Chinese rules and did not pose a direct health risk. *****

No direct health risk? Permitted under chinese rules?

Well, doesn’t that explain about all you need to know about the risks of buying products from these people.

No words for what I think of this.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 24 May 2007 02:14:52 +0000

Kashi has the QAI seal, but they are NOT listed on the QAI website.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:50:19 +0000

That link, Elaine is their home page. Here are the search results. 8 articles:

http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/sea.....cationdate

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:23:41 +0000

Here is my post from yesterday with link about the toothpaste.

Another story about more toothpaste with antifreeze glycol as an ingredient.

http://www.iht.com/

In the olden days we brushed our teeth using salt or soda–but it isn’t as tasty as antifreeze toothpaste, I’m sure.

Comment by Elaine — May 22, 2007 @ 9:49 am