Comments on: Food, safe food: Hello, Pres. Obama? Little help, here? http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:46:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382546 Anne T Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:15:51 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382546 If you haven't seen this site, you might be interested in checking it out. http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/ If you haven’t seen this site, you might be interested in checking it out. http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/

]]> By: Carol V http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382360 Carol V Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:22:34 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382360 "If only someone will listen. " Boy Gina you've got that right...it has been like screaming in our sleep! But since the squeaky wheel gets the oil....lets keep screaming! “If only someone will listen. “

Boy Gina you’ve got that right…it has been like screaming in our sleep! But since the squeaky wheel gets the oil….lets keep screaming!

]]> By: Joy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382330 Joy Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:11:23 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382330 I found several Dept. of Defense Melamine-recall ALFOODACT messages (which contain specific information and instructions on how to identify and dispose of recalled product) reading... "Ships at sea are authorized to destroy or dispose of recalled products at their discretion." Is Melamine being dumped at sea? I found several Dept. of Defense Melamine-recall ALFOODACT messages (which contain specific information and instructions on how to identify and dispose of recalled product) reading…

“Ships at sea are authorized to destroy or dispose of recalled products at their discretion.”

Is Melamine being dumped at sea?

]]> By: Cait http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382225 Cait Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:51:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382225 Doesn't Salatin make most of his income from his booksales and lectures? Not that I'm saying his message is wrong, jst that he may or may not be the best model for sustainable ag. Doesn’t Salatin make most of his income from his booksales and lectures?

Not that I’m saying his message is wrong, jst that he may or may not be the best model for sustainable ag.

]]> By: Susan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382216 Susan Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:31:22 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382216 How interesting that Jack Block and Ann Veneman now think that USDA should be renamed. As I recall, efforts to do so on their watch went absolutely nowhere. How interesting that Jack Block and Ann Veneman now think that USDA should be renamed. As I recall, efforts to do so on their watch went absolutely nowhere.

]]> By: Kim Campbell Thornton http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382178 Kim Campbell Thornton Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:26:53 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382178 So glad you wrote about this. Some of the names I've seen floated for the post just seem like more of the same. So glad you wrote about this. Some of the names I’ve seen floated for the post just seem like more of the same.

]]> By: straybaby http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382121 straybaby Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:34:54 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382121 I find it unsettling that 294,000 babies could be affected by melamine and not much is said. Where's the outrage? The FDA sets 'safe' limits for our food and formula, still no outrage. Why no news on the melamine veggies and eggs? Or that soy is suspect? And now they want us to eat more fish and not worry about mercury (what about other toxins in fish from certain countries?!)and feed more to children. And then there is the recent reversal on the ban of certain antibiotic use in livestock. A question that keeps popping up in my mind is "Are they NUTS?!" There's an ongoing discussion over at itchmo about the cat food problem in AU if anyone wants info. Looks of good links in the discussion: http://itchmoforums.com/news-recall-related/problems-with-orijen-in-australia-t6985.0.html also at cat-world out of AU: http://www.cat-world.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=87540 Mass produced food should really carry the warning label: "Eat at your own risk." I find it unsettling that 294,000 babies could be affected by melamine and not much is said. Where’s the outrage? The FDA sets ‘safe’ limits for our food and formula, still no outrage. Why no news on the melamine veggies and eggs? Or that soy is suspect? And now they want us to eat more fish and not worry about mercury (what about other toxins in fish from certain countries?!)and feed more to children. And then there is the recent reversal on the ban of certain antibiotic use in livestock.

A question that keeps popping up in my mind is “Are they NUTS?!”

There’s an ongoing discussion over at itchmo about the cat food problem in AU if anyone wants info. Looks of good links in the discussion:

http://itchmoforums.com/news-r.....985.0.html

also at cat-world out of AU:

http://www.cat-world.com.au/fo.....opic=87540

Mass produced food should really carry the warning label: “Eat at your own risk.”

]]> By: 2CatMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382104 2CatMom Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:44:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382104 Yikes Kristi! That's truly frightening. Yikes Kristi! That’s truly frightening.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/13/food-safe-food-hello-pres-obama-little-help-here/comment-page-1/#comment-382058 Kristi Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:58:43 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4487#comment-382058 Speaking of problems with our food supply . . .irradiation is being touted as a way to deal with contamination in meat. In Australia, irradiation of imported Orijen cat food (a policy of that country) resulted in neurological disease and death in cats who ate the irradiated food. Take a look at this link: www.championpetfoods.com/Australia_Consumer_Release.pdf Speaking of problems with our food supply . . .irradiation is being touted as a way to deal with contamination in meat. In Australia, irradiation of imported Orijen cat food (a policy of that country) resulted in neurological disease and death in cats who ate the irradiated food. Take a look at this link:

http://www.championpetfoods.co.....elease.pdf

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