Comments on: Melamine Spiking of Food Goes Back Decades in US and China http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Bruce W. http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-196657 Bruce W. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:28:09 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-196657 Jami, the family pet, died of kidney disease about 9 years ago. She was more than a Laborador, she was an angel, the best dog you could imagine. We could never figure out how this pefectly healthy dog developed kidney disease. All this time we were led to believe she had licked some anti-freeze, BUT there was no anti-freeze! I was also led to believe that the Melamine and CA problem in Menu Foods only happened in 2007,now I am not so sure. Is it really true they were adding melamine as long as 15 years ago? So...I sit here wondering how many dogs REALLY died from melamine and CA? Was it just limited to 2007 or does it go back decades and have there been tens of thousands of dead dogs and cats? Jami, the family pet, died of kidney disease about 9 years ago. She was more than a Laborador, she was an angel, the best dog you could imagine. We could never figure out how this pefectly healthy dog developed kidney disease. All this time we were led to believe she had licked some anti-freeze, BUT there was no anti-freeze! I was also led to believe that the Melamine and CA problem in Menu Foods only happened in 2007,now I am not so sure. Is it really true they were adding melamine as long as 15 years ago? So…I sit here wondering how many dogs REALLY died from melamine and CA? Was it just limited to 2007 or does it go back decades and have there been tens of thousands of dead dogs and cats?

]]> By: science diet cat food safety http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-40044 science diet cat food safety Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:27:59 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-40044 <strong>science diet cat food safety</strong> It came as no surprise, that it is quite possible to combine ingredients for hairballs, renal health, digestive tract health and cardiac and eye site health into one truly balanced diet. This leads us to the conclusion that the manufacturers are knowin... science diet cat food safety

It came as no surprise, that it is quite possible to combine ingredients for hairballs, renal health, digestive tract health and cardiac and eye site health into one truly balanced diet. This leads us to the conclusion that the manufacturers are knowin…

]]> By: Menu Foods CEO Dodges Cat and Dog Food Recall Blame | Itchmo http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-32290 Menu Foods CEO Dodges Cat and Dog Food Recall Blame | Itchmo Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:31:17 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-32290 [...] pet food melamine spiking in China goes back at least 15 years and spiking of baking ingredients in .... So, Henderson, it seems like it’s been happening for awhile now. It’s a travesty that [...] […] pet food melamine spiking in China goes back at least 15 years and spiking of baking ingredients in …. So, Henderson, it seems like it’s been happening for awhile now. It’s a travesty that […]

]]> By: Joyce http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-30040 Joyce Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:57:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-30040 Boycott China. Period. Boycott China. Period.

]]> By: MondayNoos » Cat Blogosphere http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-29907 MondayNoos » Cat Blogosphere Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:01:51 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-29907 [...] wrote: I’m speechless: Click to read "Melamine Spiking of Food Goes Back Decades in US and China".  Makes me want to chuck all commercial cat food and start serving rotisserie chicken or [...] […] wrote: I’m speechless: Click to read "Melamine Spiking of Food Goes Back Decades in US and China".  Makes me want to chuck all commercial cat food and start serving rotisserie chicken or […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-27823 Anonymous Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:03:38 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-27823 my dogs were all affected...all living still so far. Working on getting the big one in today for a re check up. my two lil ones are ok now until i feed them something else that is tainted. Is this why young ppl allover the US are dying of heart attacks??..we are being poisoned too?? my dogs were all affected…all living still so far. Working on getting the big one in today for a re check up. my two lil ones are ok now until i feed them something else that is tainted. Is this why young ppl allover the US are dying of heart attacks??..we are being poisoned too??

]]> By: lainie http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-18199 lainie Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35:40 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-18199 I Keep Reading The Names Of The Companies In China And I Have A ? Who And Why Would Buy A Food Product From A Chemical Company. Evry Exporter Name Ive Read Has The Word Chemical In It. Where I Come From If It Says Chemical Itz Not Ediable But Juzt My Thoughts. One More ? Pork Doesnt Make Up A Large Percent Of The American Diet But For Cardiac Patients That Are Advised Not To Eat Red Meat Its Pork Chicken And Fish. Add To That Those That Dont Eat Fish Thr Choices Are Pork And Chicken So Thrz Thr Small Percent. Those That Follow A Medical Diet Or Atkins Lol Top Food @ The Start Is Bacon I Keep Reading The Names Of The Companies In China And I Have A ? Who And Why Would Buy A Food Product From A Chemical Company. Evry Exporter Name Ive Read Has The Word Chemical In It. Where I Come From If It Says Chemical Itz Not Ediable But Juzt My Thoughts. One More ? Pork Doesnt Make Up A Large Percent Of The American Diet But For Cardiac Patients That Are Advised Not To Eat Red Meat Its Pork Chicken And Fish. Add To That Those That Dont Eat Fish Thr Choices Are Pork And Chicken So Thrz Thr Small Percent. Those That Follow A Medical Diet Or Atkins Lol Top Food @ The Start Is Bacon

]]> By: Itchmo » Blog Archive » Recall Update: Tuesday http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-18142 Itchmo » Blog Archive » Recall Update: Tuesday Tue, 15 May 2007 06:35:15 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-18142 [...] food ingredients with fake-protein was so widespread, there were cases in the US as well as brazen requests for melamine scraps by food makers in [...] […] food ingredients with fake-protein was so widespread, there were cases in the US as well as brazen requests for melamine scraps by food makers in […]

]]> By: Cee http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-17998 Cee Mon, 14 May 2007 18:48:26 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-17998 Kim, I know that Royal Canin has added some foods to the recall but they have so many that I can't tell which one is which. This link should take you to an updated recall list. If that link won't work try: http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/ Kim, I know that Royal Canin has added some foods to the recall but they have so many that I can’t tell which one is which. This link should take you to an updated recall list. If that link won’t work try:

http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Cee http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-17994 Cee Mon, 14 May 2007 18:28:58 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-17994 It's not the melamine....it's the combo of melamine and Cyanuric Acid that causes the crystals. In fact the link below tells you how they test water and you test for cyanuric acid by adding melamine which is a reagent and together the water becomes cloudy due to crystals. I don't know where the CA comes from but is is commonly sold and used in your backyard pool where it is sold as "stabilizer" or "conditioner". http://www.prolinedist.com/infopages/watertesting/watertesting.html It’s not the melamine….it’s the combo of melamine and Cyanuric Acid that causes the crystals. In fact the link below tells you how they test water and you test for cyanuric acid by adding melamine which is a reagent and together the water becomes cloudy due to crystals. I don’t know where the CA comes from but is is commonly sold and used in your backyard pool where it is sold as “stabilizer” or “conditioner”.

http://www.prolinedist.com/inf.....sting.html

]]> By: KIM http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-16178 KIM Wed, 09 May 2007 06:28:02 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-16178 Has anyone had a problem with Medi-Cal, Royal Canin, Reduced Protein dry dog food or Medi-Cal by Royal Canin, Weight Reduction/Mature Dog Food. My toy poodle has lost three pounds and been diagnosed diabetic in the last three months. She is avoiding the new weight reduction bag of food like the plague and I am wondering if anyone has noticed a problem with these brands bring unusual thirst overnight with new bags or kidney problems and weight loss in an otherwise totally healthy dog, coming on quickly. Her insulin levels are okay now with two needles daily but she is still losing weight and only will eat this food when starved. Has anyone had a problem with Medi-Cal, Royal Canin, Reduced Protein dry dog food or Medi-Cal by Royal Canin, Weight Reduction/Mature Dog Food. My toy poodle has lost three pounds and been diagnosed diabetic in the last three months. She is avoiding the new weight reduction bag of food like the plague and I am wondering if anyone has noticed a problem with these brands bring unusual thirst overnight with new bags or kidney problems and weight loss in an otherwise totally healthy dog, coming on quickly. Her insulin levels are okay now with two needles daily but she is still losing weight and only will eat this food when starved.

]]> By: keen http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-13774 keen Thu, 03 May 2007 18:08:43 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-13774 Great news everybody, Now can you help me prove that is why I have been growing tumors. Very rare tumors, (of pancreas and liver) I was the 65th in May of 05 in the world, there are others, mostly in Hong Kong. Connecting the dots I am... my kindey's are in constant pain and 2 weeks ago docs took out another tumor in my lung. They don't know why, or do they? Sure could use some help, your information is priceless, thankyou. keen without Abby Gayle Great news everybody, Now can you help me prove that is why I have been growing tumors. Very rare tumors, (of pancreas and liver) I was the 65th in May of 05 in the world, there are others, mostly in Hong Kong. Connecting the dots I am… my kindey’s are in constant pain and 2 weeks ago docs took out another tumor in my lung. They don’t know why, or do they? Sure could use some help, your information is priceless, thankyou.

keen without Abby Gayle

]]> By: Mandy http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-13265 Mandy Wed, 02 May 2007 20:20:29 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-13265 If it's so safe, then how come health problems have gone up so much in the last few years? NOBODY knew why. I think now we do. Those idiots probably knew all along! If it’s so safe, then how come health problems have gone up so much in the last few years? NOBODY knew why. I think now we do. Those idiots probably knew all along!

]]> By: May http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-12724 May Tue, 01 May 2007 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-12724 The problem with our trade relations with China and our governments willingness to look the other way is more widespread and subtle than just the initial profits made by U.S. importers. While a very tiny percent of Americans have been making obscene amounts of money, middle class wages have remained flat, while the cost of living as slowly been climbing up. How do you keep most of us quiet? Cut prices. As in give us really cheap Chinese products. No one can afford to look this gift horse in the mouth. Next wage a very, very expensive war in which the same tiny elite that have been making more and more money get hundreds of billions of our tax dollars (ex. Haliburton's no-bid contract and the V.P.). While waging this war, give a tax break worth millions to the same same very small elite. To keep the rest of us quite, don't raise the taxes while massively increasing Federal spending. But where is the money coming from? It's coming, in part, from a massive and ever-growing debt to China. The FDA doesn't have enough of an incentive to fix this. Pressure the government, pressure the FDA, and most importantly, vote with your wallets, because that's the language that all of the players in the U.S. and China understand. The problem with our trade relations with China and our governments willingness to look the other way is more widespread and subtle than just the initial profits made by U.S. importers.

While a very tiny percent of Americans have been making obscene amounts of money, middle class wages have remained flat, while the cost of living as slowly been climbing up. How do you keep most of us quiet? Cut prices. As in give us really cheap Chinese products. No one can afford to look this gift horse in the mouth.

Next wage a very, very expensive war in which the same tiny elite that have been making more and more money get hundreds of billions of our tax dollars (ex. Haliburton’s no-bid contract and the V.P.). While waging this war, give a tax break worth millions to the same same very small elite. To keep the rest of us quite, don’t raise the taxes while massively increasing Federal spending. But where is the money coming from?

It’s coming, in part, from a massive and ever-growing debt to China.

The FDA doesn’t have enough of an incentive to fix this. Pressure the government, pressure the FDA, and most importantly, vote with your wallets, because that’s the language that all of the players in the U.S. and China understand.

]]> By: Val http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-12579 Val Tue, 01 May 2007 03:03:16 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/melamine-spiking-of-food-goes-back-decades-in-us-and-china-538#comment-12579 This really gets me! So it is just a scam, a filler ingredient to satisfy those looking for high protein levels in food and paying more I might add. "Melamine has no nutritional value but because it is nitrogen rich, it raises the nitrogen level of feed, making it appear that the feed is higher in protein without increasing its nutritional value." I'm not even done reading and my hackles are beyond up!! This really gets me! So it is just a scam, a filler ingredient to satisfy those looking for high protein levels in food and paying more I might add.
“Melamine has no nutritional value but because it is nitrogen rich, it raises the nitrogen level of feed, making it appear that the feed is higher in protein without increasing its nutritional value.”

I’m not even done reading and my hackles are beyond up!!

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