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melamine stories: 28 news summaries

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 Made in China: 
 Toxic Baby Formula 

Dangerous food may be in some US markets

Sep 12, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baby formula made in China has been found to contain melamine, the same toxic substance that contaminated pet food and poisoned thousands of US dogs and cats last year. None of the formula is in the general US food supply—but some may be on the shelves in American Asian... More »

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China • FDA • melamine • poison • Food and Drug Administration • baby formula • pet food • contaminants

Wal-Mart Owns Up to Melamine in Dog Treats

Company quietly pulled products as it waited for further testing

Aug 22, 07 10:20 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

China Shutters Scores of
Food Factories

Crackdown spreads to plants using industrial chemicals in edibles

Jun 27, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Second Toxin Found in Lethal Pet Food

Cyanuric acid plus melamine could be fatal combination

May 9, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(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 • pet food recall • melamine • cyanuric acid • protein • contamination

Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

FDA says health
risk for humans
unlikely

May 4, 07 12:17 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

Beijing cracks down on source of melamine-tainted gluten

May 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

Democrats seek other roads to effective FDA

May 2, 07 8:16 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Chinese Add Melamine to Animal Feed

Filler that tainted pet food is commonly used as fake protein

Apr 30, 07 7:04 AM CDT
(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 • pet food recall • melamine • animal cruelty • protein

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