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No Melamine

January 26, 2009

I couldn’t resist snapping this photo. On a box of dried noodles, the manufacturer (I presume) had affixed the sticker “Made in the U.S.A.” I’m quite sure this wasn’t a patriotic appeal to support the domestic pasta industry. Instead, this was a food safety sticker. After all, if you didn’t get [...]

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Faith in Government

December 24, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Toxic melamine is suspected in seafood from China. Here’s a story to warm your heart before Christmas. Businesses usually complain about high taxes and excessive regulations. So, I was quite surprised when I spotted this quote below:
We’re definitely concerned about melamine, but by the time the fish gets to [...]

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Poison Me Elmo

August 4, 2007

Forbes/Associated Press: Experts Urge Blood Tests in Toy Recall. Parents worried their children may have been exposed to excessive levels of lead in recalled Fisher-Price toys should visit the pediatrician for a blood test, experts said Thursday. 
So, explain this one to me. Toys that contain lead paint that you are not supposed to [...]

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Top Poultry Marketing Slogans

May 8, 2007

The Washington Post reported that federal health officials have authorized the release of chickens for slaughter and sale that had consumed small amounts of contaminated bird feed. These chickens had dined on the same substance—melamine—that had sickened and killed dogs and cats across the nation in recent weeks. You can read the U.S. [...]

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