I’d say this is an opportunity to tell him about the continuing pet deaths, injuries, non-recall recalls, the imported chicken strips, and the chicken and pork being imported while there are H5N1 bird flu and PRRSV hog outbreaks this year in China. And tell him about the formaldehyde reports and then the photo of the 3rd degree burns on the 3 year old from his pajamas catching fire, the lead in the tens of millions of toys, jewelry, trinkets, and so on. And how parents now have to figure out somehow if their toys are safe, and how often do they now have to keep checking for recalls, because they keep coming? I hope he hears first hand from affected pet owners how they feel the need to PAY to have ExperTox test their pet foods independently and then are struggling with what to do when the results come back positive for cyanuric acid and acetaminophen. He needs to hear about PetConnection, Itchmo blog, forum, PetFoodTracker, ThePetFoodList, and other similar sites. He should hear about story of the woman who took all her toys to Mattel’s headquarters and demanded they come out and sort out the bad ones from the good ones that she couldn’t figure it out. They did. And how many people temporarily altered their chicken and pork eating habits when they heard the FDA and USDA approved us eating melachickens and melapork due to the tainted pet food scraps getting into our human foods? And so much more…

His story might be picked up by other media once it is printed. Be nice if you call or write.

Because of your Chinese American heritage, you probably are aware that, until recently (maybe 10 yrs ago?) HongKong was separated from China and not under communist rule. The People’s Republic of China made some deal that Hong Kong would remain independent for another 10 (?)years and then would be a part of communist China again.

I remember that HongKong was quite distressed by this but were forced somehow to agree. Taiwan is another free part of China. Chaing Kai Shek (sp) retreated to Taiwan when the communists took over, and Taiwan is still an independent country. U.S. pledged to protect Taiwan from a communist takeover.

So at the time your Barbie was made in an independent country! Feel better?

While we boycott made in China, remember that made in Taiwan is OK.

My friend works for the local grocery store where she purchased the food, so she knows that all the recalled food was packed up and shipped back, so this would be new shipment food, and she presumed it to be safe now. Wrong!

http://www.rapidcityjournal.co.....f4aig0.txt

Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from buttery flavoring in microwave popcorn, according to a warning letter to federal regulators from a doctor at a leading lung research hospital.

http://www.latimes.com/news/pr.....-a_section

Mattel’s recent recall of lead-tainted toys made in China reminded me of my childhood. As a Chinese American girl growing up in the 1970s, I was fascinated by Barbie’s rear end. Not only was it plump and round, like her prominent breasts, but my doll carried this inscription: “Made in Hong Kong.”

But Menu foods and the same old lame FDA are still around although MAYBE some of the FDA labs scheduled for closing were kept open from public pressure.

Certainly the media is no wiser and has in fact forgotten.
The same brand of food that killed my Brandy is back on the shelves and people are buying it.

My new pal Scout eats what I eat.
In listening to all that clap trap about how table scraps are bad for dogs I have but three comments.

1. I feed him double cheese burgers and pizza whenever possilbe. Nope, no scraps here!

2. At least I haven’t been poisoned by melamine (yet).

3. If that happens, at least we will go down together.

Karen in Georgia