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  • August 2007

    • Wal-Mart Owns Up to Melamine in Dog Treats

      Associated Press  |  Aug 22, 07 10:20 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart Owns Up to Melamine in Dog Treats

      (Newser) - Two Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart contain a toxic chemical, the discount giant confirms. Customer complaints about the products prompted the company to quietly pull them from its shelves last month as it waited for further tests. The results confirmed the presence of melamine, the chemical at the center of another recall in March. More »

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      FDA  • dog  • Wal-Mart  • recall  • toxic chemicals  • melamine  • dog food  • pet food recalls

  • June 2007

    • China Shutters Scores of Food Factories

      Associated Press  |  Jun 27, 07 12:49 PM CDT

      China Shutters Scores of Food Factories

      (Newser) - The Chinese government has closed 180 factories that were using dangerous and illegal ingredients, such as formaldehyde, in food products. The relatively large number of plants casts serious doubt on Beijing's insistence that the recent rash of tainted products originated with a small number of sources, the AP reports: A government official said the shutdowns were "not isolated cases." More »

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      China  • food  • food safety  • chemicals  • melamine  • toothpaste

  • May 2007

    • Second Toxin Found in Lethal Pet Food

      New York Times  |  May 9, 07 7:19 AM CDT

      Second Toxin Found in Lethal Pet Food

      (Newser) - Add cyanuric acid to the list of industrial chemicals found in the contaminated pet food that killed thousands of dogs and cats. Like melamine, it was used by Chinese animal feed producers  to fake higher protein content in their wheat and rice products, the New York Times reports. More »

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      China  • contamination  • pet food recall  • melamine  • protein

    • Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 4, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      (Newser) - More than 8,000 deaths of cats and dogs that may be linked to melamine-tainted food have been reported to the FDA in the two months since the pet food recall. The statistics come as the FDA tries to assure Americans that the tainted protein concentrates, also fed to hogs and chickens, aren't a human health threat. More »

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      China  • health  • food  • FDA  • pets  • safety  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • melamine  • protein  • David Acheson

    • China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      International Herald Tribune  |  May 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT

      China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      (Newser) - Chinese authorities have jailed the head of a company accused of selling pet food makers  the melamine-contaminated gluten that's killed thousands of cats and dogs. The detention of Mao Lijun suggests Beijing is eager to cooperate with the FDA investigators currently on its turf, after initially disavowing any gluten sales to the U.S. at all. More »

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      China  • health  • FDA  • pets  • food contamination  • melamine  • protein

    • FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 2, 07 8:16 AM CDT

      FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      (Newser) - The FDA appointed a food safety czar yesterday, as the news that 3 million chickens had been fed melamine-tainted feed exacerbated growing public anxiety about food safety. The FDA said the chickens weren't recalled because most of them would have been sold by now, and the melamine was too diluted to be a health hazard for humans. More »

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      health  • food  • FDA  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • melamine  • David Acheson

  • 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  • pet food recall  • melamine  • protein

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