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FDA: Pet Food Poison Added Intentionally

Chinese may have used melamine to boost nutrition rating

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2007 7:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – The chemical which contaminated over 100 brands of pet food—with disastrous results for dog and cat lovers—may have been intentionally added by Chinese manufacturers in an effort to fudge nutrition ratings on their rice protein and wheat gluten. "That's still a theory,... Read full story »

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