On the news they said it would be low risk to humans to eat meat that has come from animals that have been fed the feed that has been laced with melamine. But it is already known to be harmful in cats and dogs when it is fed directly to them. I read a news story... hogs were fed melamine laced feed in several states. It said the hogs tested positve for melamine (so I assume the chickens that were fed melamine will be positive too), but most of the hogs were still on the farm. They say low risk to humans but how do they determine that? Do humans have to die to make the determination to be considered high risk?
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You have such a good point there. I saw on petconnection.com they were talking about it being a combination of chemicals that caused the illness and death. Melamine doesn't seem to do it alone. However, they thought melamine and the urea compound together might be what's dangerous. (Those two have been used to spike protein levels.) I don't think the FDA tested those two in combination. And the other question is will those contaminated animals end up back in the pet food again?
I just read in MAY 1ST's press conference, the FDA has admitted about 3 million contaminated chickens (broilers)were released to the processing plants and there's no danger to humans from them. Is there a danger-I don't know. Will they go to the rendering plants for pet food--I don't know.
If melamine can do serious kidney and liver damage, and cause death to animals... it's just as dangerous to humans.
From the reports I read on BBC news, the contaminated gluten made it into the human food supply as well.
For them to say there is no risk is absolutely unconscionable.
This is why I buy organic foods that are locally produced, or make my own.
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