Poison Pet Food Charges
February 8th, 2008
This week charges were brought against three companies for importing the poisons ingredients that ended up in many pet food products, killing many animals cherished by their families.
The ingredients were from China. Of the three companies indicted so far, two are in China and one America. The one in America is owned by a Chinese national.
The only reason these contaminants were noticed was that it had a rapid effect on the poor animals, in many cases causing painful kidney failure. As with the toys, what is not understood widely yet is that many chemical impurities have a much longer term effect. It may take years after exposure to cause cancer.
We see the effect of lead in the toys and poison in the pet food relatively rapidly and are somewhat able to react, but who is testing imported items for chemical agents that cause issues years down the road? For instance the dye in clothing? At this point, the government should broadly, but is actually testing almost none.
Of the eighty toy recalls last year, none were manufactured in America, because companies that manufacture here follow certain safety standards that are ignored in some countries. At www.MadeinUSAForever.com, all products are made in the USA. It is the only way to be sure.
Friday, February 8th, 2008 at 2:41 amand is filed under Uncategorized, Foreign Product Safety.
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