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  • May 2008

    • Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      Associated Press  |  May 23, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      (Newser) - Pet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost pets. Those who don’t have records of their expenses may get up to $900. More »

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      lawsuit  • dog  • cat  • pet food recall  • contaminated food

  • March 2008
  • July 2007

    • Chinese Goods Flunk Gov't Safety Tests

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 4, 07 3:08 PM CDT

      Chinese Goods Flunk Gov't Safety Tests

      (Newser) - The Chinese government acknowledged today what people around the world suspected—many products manufactured by the world's largest exporter of consumer goods are unsafe. One-fifth of its manufactured wares fail to meet government safety standards, a regulatory agency said in a posting on its website. Despite the findings, which did not cover exports, spokesmen continue to tout Chinese product safety. More »

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      China  • food  • safety  • consumer  • exports  • recall  • imports  • contamination  • pet food recall

  • June 2007

    • Safety of Chinese-Made Toys Is Hardly Child's Play

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 07 7:25 AM CDT

      Safety of Chinese-Made Toys Is Hardly Child's Play

      (Newser) - The latest Chinese products posing safety problems for consumers are children's toys, joining toothpaste, pet food, and drugs on an increasingly worrisome list, the New York Times reports. Last week's recall of Thomas & Friends train toys brought the total number of toys recalled by the US this year to for safety reasons to 24—all  made in China. More »

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      China  • children  • safety  • consumer  • toys  • pet food recall  • toothpaste  • Thomas and Friends

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • Chinese Add Melamine to Animal Feed

      New York Times  |  Apr 30, 07 7:04 AM CDT

      Chinese Add Melamine to Animal Feed

      (Newser) - The compound that tainted pet food and is being blamed for hundreds of pet illnesses and deaths is a commonly used additive in animal feed in China, reports the New York Times . The coal derivative melamine, used in plastics and fertilizers, is nitrogen-rich, which triggers tests for protein content. More »

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      China  • food  • pets  • animal cruelty  • melamine  • pet food recall  • protein

    • FDA: Pet Food Poison Added Intentionally

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 20, 07 7:50 AM CDT

      FDA: Pet Food Poison Added Intentionally

      (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, but it certainly seems to be a plausible one," the FDA’s chief vet says. More »

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      China  • health  • FDA  • animal  • pets  • pet food recall

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