Comments on: China Closes 180 Food Factories For Using Illegal Chemicals http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: PMM http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31720 PMM Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:37:58 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31720 Hi Everyone, I am a new member who lost my two beloved Shelties to the poison food, and am fighting to save my two kitties and one little doggy I have left. I read everything here, but have not posted. But, I had to reply here. This thread is very good. You are reaching the heart of it. The US raises more then enough wheat to supply the entire country. But, our wheat brings very high prices out of country. For years the US has sold our wheat out of country, for huge profits. The lesser quality wheat, at a much reduced price, from other countries, such as China, is then purchased by US companies for use in our products.The profit margins are huge. The fact that it is inferior means nothing to these companies. That unfortunately, is what big business in the US is all about. Money. I am sure there are many products that this is done with, but I only have first hand knowledge about the wheat, so I cannot comment on anything else. I hear what Trudy Jackson is saying. I go through the same thing. Shopping for my darlings, and for myself has become a horror. What can you trust? i to spend hours, and come home with very little. I am so frustrated by the way the pet food issue is being hushed up by the FDA and the pet food companies. Seven months after I lost my Shelties, I adopted a special needs little doggy from a rescue. Fixed income or not, I took her to the upscale pet food store to make sure I bought a guaranteed 'safe' food. Right. I purchased one of the supposedly finest brands on the market. Do you have any idea what eating shredded plastic does to a 7 lb Pomeranian with a throat maybe an inch wide?? Forget what the pieces she swallowed did to her insides, and how sick she was from it. (the current issues are from a different food) I e-mailed the company and asked for a direct contact person, as opposed to an answering device to discuss the issue. I received a prompt reply by e-mail. They wanted photos of the artifacts, (I found two different things in two separate cans). Also the numbers, etc. I would gladly have sent what they asked, but they added a PS, that told me not to waste my time. As a PS, (a complete after thought on their part), they said they would send me a certificate for a free case of any of their food I wanted, after they received the information. If my dog had died, what would they send then? Like I would ever feed their food again. They just did not get the message. They hoped I would be happy with the free food and just go away. I still have everything, including six unopened cans with the same lot numbers, and will have it tested independently. I see no use in dealing with the companies. Even if poison is found, that does not mean it gets recalled or even that the public is given the names. I thank each and every one of you who are here. Icthmo is all that is getting me through all of this right now. If I have posted anything I shouldn't have, about anything, I apologize. I am still not quite sure of the rules. To all of you, Thank You for caring and loving your treasurers so much. PMM (Pixie, MyMy, & Mari) (and Mum;) Eve PS: I am speechless about the $2.00 coupon! That is the end all! Hi Everyone, I am a new member who lost my two beloved Shelties to the poison food, and am fighting to save my two kitties and one little doggy I have left. I read everything here, but have not posted. But, I had to reply here. This thread is very good. You are reaching the heart of it. The US raises more then enough wheat to supply the entire country. But, our wheat brings very high prices out of country. For years the US has sold our wheat out of country, for huge profits. The lesser quality wheat, at a much reduced price, from other countries, such as China, is then purchased by US companies for use in our products.The profit margins are huge. The fact that it is inferior means nothing to these companies. That unfortunately, is what big business in the US is all about. Money. I am sure there are many products that this is done with, but I only have first hand knowledge about the wheat, so I cannot comment on anything else.
I hear what Trudy Jackson is saying. I go through the same thing. Shopping for my darlings, and for myself has become a horror. What can you trust? i to spend hours, and come home with very little.
I am so frustrated by the way the pet food issue is being hushed up by the FDA and the pet food companies.
Seven months after I lost my Shelties, I adopted a special needs little doggy from a rescue. Fixed income or not, I took her to the upscale pet food store to make sure I bought a guaranteed ’safe’ food. Right. I purchased one of the supposedly finest brands on the market. Do you have any idea what eating shredded plastic does to a 7 lb Pomeranian with a throat maybe an inch wide?? Forget what the pieces she swallowed did to her insides, and how sick she was from it. (the current issues are from a different food) I e-mailed the company and asked for a direct contact person, as opposed to an answering device to discuss the issue. I received a prompt reply by e-mail. They wanted photos of the artifacts, (I found two different things in two separate cans). Also the numbers, etc. I would gladly have sent what they asked, but they added a PS, that told me not to waste my time. As a PS, (a complete after thought on their part), they said they would send me a certificate for a free case of any of their food I wanted, after they received the information. If my dog had died, what would they send then? Like I would ever feed their food again. They just did not get the message. They hoped I would be happy with the free food and just go away. I still have everything, including six unopened cans with the same lot numbers, and will have it tested independently. I see no use in dealing with the companies. Even if poison is found, that does not mean it gets recalled or even that the public is given the names.
I thank each and every one of you who are here. Icthmo is all that is getting me through all of this right now. If I have posted anything I shouldn’t have, about anything, I apologize. I am still not quite sure of the rules.
To all of you, Thank You for caring and loving your treasurers so much.
PMM (Pixie, MyMy, & Mari)
(and Mum;) Eve
PS: I am speechless about the $2.00 coupon! That is the end all!

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31607 Trudy Jackson Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:33:41 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31607 I just hate to go grocery shopping anymore. I soend such a long time and come home without much at all. I just hate to go grocery shopping anymore. I soend such a long time and come home without much at all.

]]> By: HighNote http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31540 HighNote Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:47:40 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31540 Trudy thanks for the article! At least the CPA is trying to do something about all these tainted products ending up in our country.. It as pretty scary to read! So many things that Americans eat on a daily basis and only one percent of them checked at our ports. This of course means we are eating these tainted products and our government does not seem to care enough about its people to have deaths from poisonness food. Makes me not want to eat and afraid about everything I eat! Trudy thanks for the article! At least the CPA is trying to do something about all these tainted products ending up in our country.. It as pretty scary to read!
So many things that Americans eat on a daily basis and only one percent of them checked at our ports. This of course means we are eating these tainted products and our government does not seem to care enough about its people to have deaths from poisonness food. Makes me not want to eat and afraid about everything I eat!

]]> By: Krista http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31524 Krista Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:49:42 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31524 Trudy, Canada involved too (per your link above) Recalled Hershey chocolate sold in Lindsay Jason Bain / Lindsay Post Reporter Local News - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 @ 09:00 snip: Police are investigating whether or not recalled chocolate found for sale in Lindsay June 15 are linked with possibly contaminated products confiscated three days earlier in Toronto. http://www.thepost.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=576325&catname=Local+News&classif= Trudy,
Canada involved too (per your link above)

Recalled Hershey chocolate sold in Lindsay

Jason Bain / Lindsay Post Reporter
Local News - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 @ 09:00

snip:
Police are investigating whether or not recalled chocolate found for sale in Lindsay June 15 are linked with possibly contaminated products confiscated three days earlier in Toronto.

http://www.thepost.ca/webapp/s.....p;classif=

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31521 Trudy Jackson Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:30:52 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31521 This is very interesting- http://www.tradereform.org/content/view/171/34/ This is very interesting-
http://www.tradereform.org/content/view/171/34/

]]> By: DMS http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31520 DMS Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:55:55 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31520 I think greedy American companies put America out of business. The Chinese are not to blame for that. American big business goes wherever labor is the cheapest and environmental and labor laws are the laxest. Our government should not allow American corporations to treat other countries' citizens or environment any worse than they are required to treat their own. Then maybe it would be cheaper to stay here. Where is their loyalty? I think greedy American companies put America out of business. The Chinese are not to blame for that. American big business goes wherever labor is the cheapest and environmental and labor laws are the laxest. Our government should not allow American corporations to treat other countries’ citizens or environment any worse than they are required to treat their own. Then maybe it would be cheaper to stay here. Where is their loyalty?

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31519 Trudy Jackson Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31519 Trust China? they only run over kids with tanks, and have nukes and all. But that's OK, they have all our business too. The Big Ford plant is closing in Norfolk Va. tomorrow. So many people will be out of work. And they'll make sure We don't see their dirt when the Olypics are there. I say- boycott China and Boycott the Olimpics. Trust China? they only run over kids with tanks, and have nukes and all. But that’s OK, they have all our business too.
The Big Ford plant is closing in Norfolk Va. tomorrow. So many people will be out of work.
And they’ll make sure We don’t see their dirt when the Olypics are there.
I say- boycott China and Boycott the Olimpics.

]]> By: HighNote http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31509 HighNote Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:05:29 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31509 So now this China company has put this American tire business out of business too. Will there be business left made in America? China with their low prices have put a lot of American businesses under. As an Amercian I don not want to depend on China for all of our needs! I do not want to have to depend on any country for all our needs!! I have always put my trust in America and now I do not feel it is my country at all. But a foreign country only with the name USA. Nothing against the people that want to come here and live. But dang it learn English and above all buy from America so we can become the great country we once were and not have to depend on foreign trade. So now this China company has put this American tire business out of business too. Will there be business left made in America? China with their low prices have put a lot of American businesses under. As an Amercian I don not want to depend on China for all of our needs! I do not want to have to depend on any country for all our needs!!
I have always put my trust in America and now I do not feel it is my country at all. But a foreign country only with the name USA. Nothing against the people that want to come here and live. But dang it learn English and above all buy from America so we can become the great country we once were and not have to depend on foreign trade.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31508 Anonymous Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:01:45 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31508 Too little too late. We should all boycott the Chinese Olympics as well as every product made in China. Too little too late. We should all boycott the Chinese Olympics as well as every product made in China.

]]> By: HighNote http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31506 HighNote Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:56:51 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31506 Why don't we take that money that they want to use to help China improve their products and put it in our own FDA, etc. Then we would be a lot safer! after all the FDA only checks one percent of China's imports! I am happy to here that China is trying to improve but I wonder if it is only a big show. So far each time someone has a problem with one of China's imports, China says they are not at fault. Bad tires! Well it is one of your manufacturers China, Products used in pet food, anti freeze in cough syrup and toothpaste, bacteria in fish, these are all your manufacturers China and your manufacturers should be held responsible for saling bad products that can harm people. If you do not clean up your act soon then no country will be able to trust any of your products ever. It is very hard to trust any manufacturer when there have been deaths involved in useing their products. I am not sure if it is ever possible to gain trust after that. Why don’t we take that money that they want to use to help China improve their products and put it in our own FDA, etc. Then we would be a lot safer! after all the FDA only checks one percent of China’s imports!
I am happy to here that China is trying to improve but I wonder if it is only a big show.
So far each time someone has a problem with one of China’s imports, China says they are not at fault. Bad tires! Well it is one of your manufacturers China, Products used in pet food, anti freeze in cough syrup and toothpaste, bacteria in fish, these are all your manufacturers China and your manufacturers should be held responsible for saling bad products that can harm people. If you do not clean up your act soon then no country will be able to trust any of your products ever. It is very hard to trust any manufacturer when there have been deaths involved in useing their products. I am not sure if it is ever possible to gain trust after that.

]]> By: thomas http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31494 thomas Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:47:26 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31494 Menusux I'm sorry I spelled your name wrong! Menusux I’m sorry I spelled your name wrong!

]]> By: thomas http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31493 thomas Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:46:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31493 Mensux You are so right . Let these companys bail each others bottom line out as the rest of us aren't going to help them make a profit from goods made in China!!! Mensux You are so right . Let these companys bail each others bottom line out as the rest of us aren’t going to help them make a profit from goods made in China!!!

]]> By: YaYa http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31489 YaYa Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:42:53 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31489 This is an Off topic Recall. Tho it Does involve product from China :-( I don't have all of the companies that are or Will Be involved but there has been a Recall started for Radial Tires made in China. Many brand names we know invoved. And the list is to expand over the Next week or so. The HangZou rubber company of China is where these are all made. They left out a protion of these tires that cost only 10 bucks or so. Geees I think the only "american made" tire left is Cooper. I don't have the Start Recall list yet. Just heard it while working here. Check the new or news channels tonite. Also there has been a major Power Outage in NYC. Might have been caused by Lightening. Upper East side. Its really hot there today too. This is an Off topic Recall.
Tho it Does involve product from China :-(

I don’t have all of the companies that are or Will Be involved but there has been a Recall started for Radial Tires made in China.
Many brand names we know invoved. And the list is to expand over the Next week or so.

The HangZou rubber company of China is where these are all made.
They left out a protion of these tires that cost only 10 bucks or so.

Geees I think the only “american made” tire left is Cooper.
I don’t have the Start Recall list yet. Just heard it while working here. Check the new or news channels tonite.

Also there has been a major Power Outage in NYC. Might have been caused by Lightening. Upper East side. Its really hot there today too.

]]> By: menusux http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31488 menusux Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31488 Thomas, It would seem that Kuhn's statements as a Citigroup employee have to be connected to their investments there. It would also follow that it would be in the best interests of Citigroup for everyone else to help foot this astronomical bill. Otherwise I doubt that he would be making the statement that we all need to pull together and help poor China. Thomas,

It would seem that Kuhn’s statements as a Citigroup employee have to be connected to their investments there. It would also follow that it would be in the best interests of Citigroup for everyone else to help foot this astronomical bill. Otherwise I doubt that he would be making the statement that we all need to pull together and help poor China.

]]> By: thomas http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31486 thomas Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:13:35 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/china-closes-180-food-factories-for-using-illegal-chemicals-1332#comment-31486 Are Robert Kuhn's statements in any way connected to Citigruops investments in China ? Are they going to effected fiancially if trade with China is halted???? Are Robert Kuhn’s statements in any way connected to Citigruops investments in China ? Are they going to effected fiancially if trade with China is halted????

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