FDA Investigators Say Chinese Companies May Have Added Melamine to Appear to Boost Protein Content
For the first time, investigators are saying the chemical that has sickened and killed pets in the United States may have been intentionally added to pet food ingredients by Chinese producers.
Food and Drug Administration investigators say the Chinese companies may have spiked products with the chemical melamine so that they would appear, in tests, to have more value as protein products.
Officials now suspect this possibility because a second ingredient from China, rice protein concentrate, has tested positive for melamine. So has corn gluten shipped to South Africa. That means there is a possibility for another round of recalls.
See Spot Run ... Up a Bill
About 43.5 million U.S. households own at least one dog, and more and more dog owners are lavishing pets with amenities like nail-polish “pawdicures” and banana biscotti—pampering that takes a serious bite out of the bank account.Consider three classes of dogs and what their varying lifestyles cost in the Chicago area.
Intruder Leaves Maggots In Home
Eeeuuuwww!
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Lee County woman wants to find out who broke into her house and dumped thousands of maggots on her floor while she and her family slept.
Mary Jo Uhler says she and her family spent more than a day cleaning their home, and they were still finding maggots.
Uhler's daughter Kristina Smith said someone came through the sliding glass door early Sunday morning and dumped them.
Smith said the family had to throw out a sofa and chair, along with other personal possessions that were ruined. The damage could end up costing the family hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
The sheriff's office is investigating the break-in, but no arrests have been made.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Lee County woman wants to find out who broke into her house and dumped thousands of maggots on her floor while she and her family slept.
Mary Jo Uhler says she and her family spent more than a day cleaning their home, and they were still finding maggots.
Uhler's daughter Kristina Smith said someone came through the sliding glass door early Sunday morning and dumped them.
Smith said the family had to throw out a sofa and chair, along with other personal possessions that were ruined. The damage could end up costing the family hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
The sheriff's office is investigating the break-in, but no arrests have been made.
Pets are funny
All of us love the funny about our pets. It never ceases to amaze me how much animals develop their own personalities and habits. My dog Rocco, for example, loves perfumes, lotions, and drier sheets.
There is something in the smell of these items that attracts him. Any time we are wearing colognes or perfumes, Rocco’s always comes up to us when we’re sitting and tries to lick the perfume. Or, when I’m putting on hand cream, he always starts licking my hand like it is a treat.
The most annoying is his attraction to drier sheets. Doesn’t matter which brand– bounce, snuggle– he searches it out! When he sees that drier open, he immediately pokes his head in and sniffs around.
The funniest is when there is a load of clothes and he sniffs the drier sheet out. He actually pokes his head into the basket, pushes some clothes aside, and steals the drier sheet right out from the basket.
So now we have to be extra careful not to let the drier sheet slip out, or he’ll take it, hide under the bed, and tear that thing to shreds, eating parts of it along the way.
If he’s in the laundry room with us, we now have to shut the door so that he can’t run and hide if he happens to find the drier sheet before we do.
It’s the funny things our pets do that make us smile everyday and bring joy to our lives.
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Maggie's Notebook, Adam's Blog, basil's blog, MONICA, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, , Conservative Cat, Jo's Cafe, Pet's Garden Blog, Allie Is Wired, Woman Honor Thyself, Pirate's Cove, Gone Hollywood, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
There is something in the smell of these items that attracts him. Any time we are wearing colognes or perfumes, Rocco’s always comes up to us when we’re sitting and tries to lick the perfume. Or, when I’m putting on hand cream, he always starts licking my hand like it is a treat.
The most annoying is his attraction to drier sheets. Doesn’t matter which brand– bounce, snuggle– he searches it out! When he sees that drier open, he immediately pokes his head in and sniffs around.
The funniest is when there is a load of clothes and he sniffs the drier sheet out. He actually pokes his head into the basket, pushes some clothes aside, and steals the drier sheet right out from the basket.
So now we have to be extra careful not to let the drier sheet slip out, or he’ll take it, hide under the bed, and tear that thing to shreds, eating parts of it along the way.
If he’s in the laundry room with us, we now have to shut the door so that he can’t run and hide if he happens to find the drier sheet before we do.
It’s the funny things our pets do that make us smile everyday and bring joy to our lives.
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Maggie's Notebook, Adam's Blog, basil's blog, MONICA, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, , Conservative Cat, Jo's Cafe, Pet's Garden Blog, Allie Is Wired, Woman Honor Thyself, Pirate's Cove, Gone Hollywood, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
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