- How do you like the arrogance of the Chinese, blame the
US for not catching the Chinese at fraud. Amazing.
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- Patty
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- From Animal net
- Tom Johnston
- Meatingplace.com
- 5-28-7
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- Tired of being dragged through the mud, Chinese government
and food- industry officials said the United States also should absorb
some blame for a food-safety breach that forced a massive pet-food recall
and subsequent farm-animal quarantines.
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- (See China to U.S.: Be gentle about the melamine mess
on Meatingplace.com, May 17, 2007.)
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- Beijing is investigating the problem, stemming from two
Chinese export companies that used wheat gluten to bolster the apparent
protein content of pet food. U.S. investigators have found that the ingredient
contained melamine, an industrial chemical used in making plastics, and
melamine-related compounds, and believe the combination of the two killed
pets and tainted farm feeds across the country.
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- China has since banned melamine use in food products
and detained managers at the two companies believed to have intentionally
laced the pet food.
- Meantime, Chinese officials warn that U.S. food companies
need to use more caution in their purchasing processes.
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- "Officials like me in the Chinese government can
supervise the producers here, but U.S. companies doing business with Chinese
companies must also be very clear about the standards they need, and
don't just look for a cheap price," Yuan Changxiang, a deputy director
in the ministry charged with inspecting imports and experts, said, as
reported by USA Today.
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- Jin Zemin, general manager of Shanghai Kaijin Bio-Tech,
which makes wheat gluten, added, saying U.S. importers "want cheaper
prices, but that can come at a cost. You should know exactly where the
products you buy are coming from. Don't just look at price."
- Chinese and U.S. officials talked trade this week in
Washington. Among the issues was U.S. concerns about contaminated food
imports from China, according to USA Today.
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- http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=18110
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- Florida (FL), North Carolina (NC), and South Carolina
(SC) are located in the eastern United States and can be found on the map
at http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/unitedstates.html. - CopyEd.MJ
- Patricia A. Doyle DVM, PhD
- Bus Admin, Tropical Agricultural Economics
- Univ of West Indies
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