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  • May 2007

    • 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

    • 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

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