Old Dominion Heather Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Oh well, I feel so much better now! Malamine in Nestle milk found in Hong Kong. Wonder how far reaching this recall will end up being. Melamine in Nestle and here and here on CNN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Sickening. I wonder why the US isn't suspending imports of Chinese food until they do something about their food safety issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Good Question... Our grocery doesn't have ANY frozen fish that were not farmed in China. I quit buying them about the time of the whole dog food melamine thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Same here. My dh and one of my sons both want catfish but all the catfish I find at the store were raised in China. No way! Ditto to frozen shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NY Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Same here. One advantage to being in the country...it is easy to buy local food (except fish which we now avoid for the most part.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NY Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Oh well, I feel so much better now! Malamine in Nestle milk found in Hong Kong. Wonder how far reaching this recall will end up being. Melamine in Nestle and here and here on CNN What I found interesting is where they said it was safe, just don't give it to small children. A bit contradictory, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPair Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 unbelievable! this makes me so sick. after the pet food thing, i started looking at labels, but i never would have thought it could happen to baby milk. gross about the fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Horrified beyond words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 This is what I read that really pisses me off!!!! "Melamine is sometimes unethically added to food products in order to increase the apparent protein content. Standard tests such as the Kjeldahl and Dumas tests estimate protein levels by measuring the nitrogen content, so they can be misled by adding nitrogen-rich compounds such as melamine." Does anyone know what other food stuff is made in China? And - even if it IS made in the USA - are the ingredients made in China and then shipped here and then we make it? I am so livid right now thinking about the purposeful killing of our children just so someone can make a billion dollars instead of just a million!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raders Fan Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 One of the brands of apple juice concentrate that Wal-Mart carries states that either the apples were raised in China, or the concentrate was made in China. I can't remember which it is. However, the apple juice blends (like with kiwi-strawberry or raspberry) do not state that the apples are from China. I'd really like to hear what other foods come from China as well. I never would have guessed that catfish or shrimp would come from there. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 The BBC is now reporting that almost 13,000 children have been hospitalized because of this, four have died. All for the sake of profit. So sad. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7628125.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I went out today to buy vitamins, some cold meds, garlic, etc. I usually buy store brands w/o even thinking about it. Today, every thing I picked up I was scrutinizing for where it was made. Scarily, 99% only said "manufactured for" or "distributed by." I wouldn't buy them. I only ended up buying 1/2 of what I needed (and paid a lot more) b/c they said made in the USA on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 This has also made me determined to buy no food that is made in China. I'm also aiming to rid my cupboard of all beauty/health products made in China. If we can't trust them to grow food ethically we certainly can't trust them to make things we put on our skin ethically either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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