Dog Food Recall->Interesting Fallout. Read These Articles

This is exactly what concerned us when the pet food recall first hit the news. Not only does this affect companion animals, but the potential for human ramifications are staggering. There are a lot of murmurs out there about the Chinese corn/grain markets and our relationship with them. Typically, the Chinese have no restrictions for the use of GMO-developed grains and corns. It's widely believed that they are trying to "invade" our farming industry through the use of these GMO-based corns and wheats. The problem is, GMOs can contaminate traditional fields with only fractional components. Birds that have eaten the grains can shed seeds onto fields and spread them. Typically, the FDA finds itself in a situation where they can't reverse the situation, so instead they work with it.

Regardless of how far into the issue you care to look, there is no reason we should be purchasing Chinese foodstuffs.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinafood18may18,0,2166175.story?page=1&track=mostemailedlink

http://www.itchmo.com/read/magazine-says-melamine-may-not-be-culprit_20070520

 

We've been following this because of the pet end of the story. And with the food recall, numbers have been kept artificially low. Claims still cite the same 16 deaths, when the number is over 10,000. I'ts scary to think what will happen when this starts affecting people.

 

I wouldn't doubt it. I thought the same thing when I read it. I'm not the conspiracy-theory type, but the more you learn about issues like these the more you start suspecting everyone! There's a tendency to find a convenient culprit, create the appearance of action and then hope things blow over, that people will gradually forget about what happened and move onto the next Lindsey Lohan arrest. The manufacturers obviously want to deflect liability, but what is glossed over is the fact that they set themselves up for this to begin with through lack of oversite and testing.