Comments on: FDA to open offices in China http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dutch http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341515 Dutch Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:10:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341515 -1 (US FDA) -1 (US/China FDA) = -2 So I guess two corrupt entities added together make a mess twice as big as you thought they ever would. -1 (US FDA) -1 (US/China FDA) = -2

So I guess two corrupt entities added together make a mess twice as big as you thought they ever would.

]]> By: Janeen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341485 Janeen Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:24:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341485 OK, explain the math to me. Do two corrupt entities added together make a positive? OK, explain the math to me. Do two corrupt entities added together make a positive?

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341476 The OTHER Pat Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:03:44 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341476 To get Amazon's free shipping on the new Nestle "Pet Food Politics" book, I believe I'd need to buy three copies. I'm thinking about one for me, and a couple for my elected representatives . . . . . . . . To get Amazon’s free shipping on the new Nestle “Pet Food Politics” book, I believe I’d need to buy three copies. I’m thinking about one for me, and a couple for my elected representatives . . . . . . . .

]]> By: Nadine L. http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341468 Nadine L. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:30:01 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341468 Pet food recall leads to 6,000 claims in a class action settlement .. and counting. If your dog or cat became ill or died from the contaminated food, there is still time to file your claim. Yet another excellent article today by Julie Schmit of USA Today here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2008-08-25-pet-food-recall_N.htm Pet food recall leads to 6,000 claims in a class action settlement .. and counting.

If your dog or cat became ill or died from the contaminated food, there is still time to file your claim.

Yet another excellent article today by Julie Schmit of USA Today here:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/.....call_N.htm

]]> By: 2CatMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341466 2CatMom Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:24:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341466 Now I wouldn't want to bring politics into this, but when you go to vote in November, you might want to figure out which candidate/party believes that industries can regulate themselves and which one doesn't. Which candidate/party believes in 'smaller' government achieved through the defunding of agencies and which candidate/party believes that government has a role and responsibility in protecting the American consumer. Just a thought. Now I wouldn’t want to bring politics into this, but when you go to vote in November, you might want to figure out which candidate/party believes that industries can regulate themselves and which one doesn’t. Which candidate/party believes in ‘smaller’ government achieved through the defunding of agencies and which candidate/party believes that government has a role and responsibility in protecting the American consumer.

Just a thought.

]]> By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/08/25/fda-to-open-offices-in-china/#comment-341449 Anne T Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:22:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2805#comment-341449 And how is FDA/ the Federal Gov't going to pay for this on a drastically reduced FDA budget? Setting up offices overseas when food saftey can't be dealt with here in the US? Oh yes, I know! Add to the 53 trillion dollar National deficit by selling more treasury bonds to...hold it.....China! And how is FDA/ the Federal Gov’t going to pay for this on a drastically reduced FDA budget? Setting up offices overseas when food saftey can’t be dealt with here in the US? Oh yes, I know! Add to the 53 trillion dollar National deficit by selling more treasury bonds to…hold it…..China!

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