Low risk to humans seen in animal feed (FDA to lift hold)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Last updated May 7, 2007 7:56 a.m. PT

Low risk to humans seen in animal feed

WASHINGTON -- Consumers face little risk from eating pork,
chicken and eggs from farm animals that ate feed mixed with pet
food scraps contaminated by an industrial chemical, government
scientists said Monday.

Mixing in material contaminated at low levels diluted it such that
humans who eat the animals won't be harmed, the scientists said.

The government also recommended lifting holds placed on some
pigs and chickens after their feed tested negative for the
chemical, melamine, and related compounds. Those animals may
be slaughtered and enter the food supply, the Agriculture
Department and Food and Drug Administration said.

Other animals, including some that ate feed that has tested
positive for contamination, are likely to be held for another
week pending completion of an assessment of the overall risk
of the chemicals to animal health.

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Read more: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1155AP_Food_Contamination.html

[ananda]

1. bs

bs and wrong

[Occulus]

2. And to remind everyone of a similar, previous statement from the EPA:

EPA, NYC Blamed for 9/11 Health Problems

[liberal N proud]

3. Who paid who off?

This is total bull shit!

Someone somewhere has a vested interest in making sure that Chinese products are pumped through the veins of this nation until we are completely brought to our knees either financially or through an attack on our food supply.
What ever the reason, there had to be a payoff or some other form of coercion taking place here.

[kestrel91316]

6. Bush and friends probably have huge investments in Chinese

importers, would be my guess.

[Megahurtz]

12. I Agree. n/t

[unpossibles]

4. no thanks!

I think I'll stick to my veggies.

[Christa]

5. Lo risk?

BS!!

It should en NO risk!! feed the lo risk food to * and is family :mad:

[Mend]

7. does that include people with kidney disease? does that include children?

just how do they know it is okay? are they going to euthanize a bunch of us and check our organs?

[loudsue]

8. Congress needs to step in and do something about the bush-run gov't.

If they won't go for impeachment, they at least need to get our fucking government agencies protecting THE PEOPLE again...FEMA, OSHA, FDA, Justice Dept., EPA.... there's nobody at the wheel of this ship and we're in the PERFECT STORM.


:kick::kick::kick:

[Demeter]

9. k&r Get This One On the Front Page!

[yy4me]

10. This release is such a comfort. Think of it when you have

a severe bout with Montezuma's revenge, when you feel miserable and there is no apparent cause.
When, years from now, you come down with some strange disease that was never very common. Something bizarre that attacks a generation what was not apparent to the prior one.

Who knows what to do anymore. We're all sitting ducks.

[lovuian]

11. The air is fine down at Groun Zero everybody can come to

work No problem

FDA is just so full of BS