"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Cathy F. wrote:
>> ... which also turns out may be caused by an ingredient which had been
>> imported from China (albeit, I have to assume considerably before the
>> head honcho of their FDA had been executed).
>>
>> Robert's American Gourmet - Veggie Booty only. Thank goodness I don't
>> even like that one; but I'm a big fan of Pirate's Booty, & occasionally
>> get the caramel version of it. But a heads-up to others if they have
>> some Veggie Booty sitting in the cupboard.
>>
>> http://www.robscape.com/
>
> I've never tried this product, but the problem seems to be endemic - and
> growing - or just coming to light?
>
> Pork buns stuffed with cardboard
> http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/13/content_5434250.htm
>
> A guy in Beijing who sells pork buns at a stand was mixing cardboard
> treated with industrial caustic soda (lye?) with pork fat and selling
the
> mixture in pork buns... because the price of pork had risen.
>
> Maybe if enough Chinese are also impacted, they will be able to turn the
> problem around.
I heard on NPR a week or so ago, that something like 20% (this is relying
on
my lousy memory, so don't quote me!) of Chinese foodstuffs bought by the
Chinese have problems.
Cathy
>
> At least Robert's appears to be stepping up to the task of doing more
> testing. Unlike Menu Foods, whose CEO sold a bunch of stock just before
> the melamine problem was reported.
>
> I don't know what food manufacturers are going to do - so much is coming
> from China, and there's no way to tell without doing a complete supply
> chain search on every ingredient. I don't know what we consumers are
> going to do ... get sick, I suppose.
>
> FurPaw
> --
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> the Army has to hold a bake sale to buy a tank.
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