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NEWS ABOUT: pet food

pet food stories: 3 news summaries

 Melamine Kills 
 1,500 Chinese Dogs 

Fears sparked about widespread tainting

Oct 21, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 1,500 Chinese raccoon dogs, bred specially for their fur, have died after eating tainted food over the last two months, the AP reports, raising fears of rampant misuse of the chemical melamine. The discovery comes as melamine-tainted milk has sickened thousands of babies with kidney stones and been... More »

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China • melamine • fur • dog • scandal • pet food • tainted milk

 Tainted Baby Formula 
 Kills 2 in China 

Dairy farms probed after banned toxic found in milk powder

Sep 15, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Chinese babies have died, 53 are in serious condition and 1,253 others are sick from widespread milk powder contamination, the New York Times reports. The baby formula laced with melamine—the same additive behind last year’s US pet-food recall—was recalled just last week by Sanlu Group,... More »

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

 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

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