Comments on: More melamine mess … and funny wording http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-360079 Gina Spadafori Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:15:27 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-360079 Unfortunately ... if you go back to the days when the FDA was concerned enough to actually have media briefings, you'll see that the melamine was in every darn thing imaginable, including hog feed, feed for fish farms and more. Once some scum-bucket figures out how to game the system and up the protein reading by adding plastic, he isn't isn't going to stop with one product when there's money to be make on all. And it seems like all of China was in on this big secret. Unfortunately … if you go back to the days when the FDA was concerned enough to actually have media briefings, you’ll see that the melamine was in every darn thing imaginable, including hog feed, feed for fish farms and more.

Once some scum-bucket figures out how to game the system and up the protein reading by adding plastic, he isn’t isn’t going to stop with one product when there’s money to be make on all. And it seems like all of China was in on this big secret.

]]> By: Carol V http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-360059 Carol V Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:52:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-360059 I meant to include this in my post... "We're aware of melamine problems, but didn't think about [possible contamination in] feed for chickens," a Mitsui & Co. representative said. "Our risk judgment was insufficient" I meant to include this in my post…

“We’re aware of melamine problems, but didn’t think about [possible contamination in] feed for chickens,” a Mitsui & Co. representative said. “Our risk judgment was insufficient”

]]> By: Carol V http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-360058 Carol V Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:51:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-360058 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081017TDY01306.htm Looks like the melamine is showing up in the chicken feed now...and eggs...and who knows what else... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/na.....Y01306.htm

Looks like the melamine is showing up in the chicken feed now…and eggs…and who knows what else…

]]> By: Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-359757 Lori Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:04:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-359757 HA! I know what you mean. Michelle Obama keeps "calling" me. :O) HA! I know what you mean. Michelle Obama keeps “calling” me. :O)

]]> By: Leslie K http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-359537 Leslie K Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-359537 NO & don't bother emailing the campaign websites. I did & the only response has been a lot of spam from both. NO & don’t bother emailing the campaign websites. I did & the only response has been a lot of spam from both.

]]> By: Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/10/14/more-melamine-mess-and-funny-wording/#comment-359536 Lori Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:12:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=3288#comment-359536 It seems so obvious doesn't it? Have the presidential candidates mentioned any of this? It seems so obvious doesn’t it? Have the presidential candidates mentioned any of this?

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