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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:16 PM Original message |
BREAKING NEWS: Melamine in Corn Gluten Linked to South African Pet Illnesses |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Is there any reason to believe that this ISN'T in our people food gluten? |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I won't eat anything with gluten in it |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You're not eating any bread, then. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I only buy whole grain bread from health food stores/co ops |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Whole grain bread has gluten in it. If it has wheat in it, it has gluten in it. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Gluten is processed from the wheat, corn... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Not if you're a celiac, though!! And I sure wouldn't trust a labeller not to cut a corner |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That's a good point |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Naturally occurring gluten in the wheat FLOUR is NOT the problem - it's the |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Or Crohn's sufferers |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. All good questions....I don't mind spelt, myself. |
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Gelliebeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. I do |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. My Crohn's has stopped bothering me. I can't remember the |
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Gelliebeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It does my friend |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Let's hope for relief in two years. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
58. My sympathies. That's gotta be rough. NT |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. The gluten in bread should be naturally within the wheat |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Check the labels is right. ADDED gluten is at issue, not naturally occurring |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
65. Yup, gluten in the health bread from a local baker. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Deleted sub-thread |
still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. just what I was thinking /nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Because of the damn Liberals with all their regulations and government interference. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. I read somewhere |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. All imports from China should be halted! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. I thought it was because it keeps rats from eating it. n/t |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. I just read an article that said the melamine is added to boost |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
57. ChineseCo "sought to buy large amounts of melamine through Internet trading sites" |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Jesus--that reads like "Sought to buy large amounts of Yellowcake...from Ahhhhfrica!!"" |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. This isn't latest breaking. It's been known for days. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You need to do your homework Kestrel |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. And the FIRST recall was wheat, and they blamed that on rat poison! NT |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Only temporarily. That was due to lab error. But go ahead and blame me. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. thanks for the info. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. K'nR... |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. K & R. eom |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. NOOOOOOOO! Not Royal Canin! NOOOOOO! |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. Just checked my PetGuard ingredients again |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. Ain't global free trade... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. It Sure Is. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
62. And I just got another delusional reply from Trader Joes about their imported food. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. What a disgrace this food "safety" is |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Damn. Is *anything* safe for my pets? (eom) |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Yes, people food. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Well, it's not clear that people food is safe either. |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
32. Is there a safe list? |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Check the link I posted |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. What link? |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. The link in the OP |
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april (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. It is all to quiet/I I just know that FDA does not want us to Panic but I will venture to say its in |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Now that's what I call scary! |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. They haven't even been |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. Blue Buffalo Spa Select Kitten dry food added to recall |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Did the FDA ever release the name of the one US supplier of the tainted wheat gluten? Did it turn |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:37 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Did the FDA reveal the Human Food companies that bought suspect wheat gluten? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
41. Itchmo is not a legitimate mainstream news source. This does not |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
43. Melamine added to boost protein rating ? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. corn gluten is used as a weed killer in the US, isn't it? |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. pre-emergent |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
51. Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula contains "corn gluten meal" |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. This might help |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
54. US Recall By Royal Canin - via Itchmo |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
56. Shit!! My boys eat Royal Canin made in Belgium |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
60. Cat Cafe' Gourmet Variety Cat Food from Sunshine Mills has corn gluten |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
61. I started HOO Cares! several years ago...and it's turning out to be too true! |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
63. Greed and profits |
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