What do Indiana markets have in common with Baghdad?
We may not have any exploding IEDs behind the squash cart, but better not buy the chicken...
At least 2.5 million broiler chickens from an Indiana producer were fed pet food scraps contaminated with the chemical melamine and subsequently sold for human consumption, federal health officials reported yesterday.
Hundreds of other producers may have similarly sold an unknown amount of contaminated poultry in recent months, they added, painting a picture of much broader consumption of contaminated feed and food than had previously been acknowledged in the widening pet food scandal.
Well at least this pet food thing has been upgraded to a 'widening scandal.' It certainly looked and smelled like a scandal to me - along with the FDA's assertions that only 16 animals died (uh huh.) There are claims that over 4000 pets actually died... but who ya gonna believe? (The government: NOT.)
Meanwhile the FDA is assuring everyone - not to worry! (Only 16 people...)
"We do not believe there is any significant threat of human illness from this," said David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration's chief medical officer. FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach named Acheson yesterday the agency's new "food czar" -- officially, assistant commissioner for food protection.
A food czar? What's with all of the czars lately? We'd just like our plain old FDA back please - you know, the old one: the FDA that used to look out for the well-being of the populace rather than just protect the interests of big business. (That FDA.)
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