In my series of posts on the whole melamine poisoning issue recently you might recall me breaking off the term “e Coli conservatives” in talking about how our regulatory function has been co-opted by people who see protecting industry as a more important calling than protecting, you know, us. Well, y’all are gonna love this latest development. U.S. government fights
Read moreThe melamine-spiking story continues to build, and so far nothing about it offers any reason for comfort. HorsesAss offers a mortifying blow-by-blow here, and after reading it you have to wonder not whether you have Chinese melamine in your system, but how much. He also points to the curious tone and timing of a joint USDA/FDA release that tries awfully
Read moreUPDATE: Now the FDA is investigating whether melamine may have gotten into … wait for it … baby food. It started out as a pet food contamination crisis – dozens of dog and cat food brands associated with Menu Foods were recalled because pets were dying. An investigation was launched, and as these things so often go, it just keeps
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