U.S. has its own melamine problem

For all the outrage about China, what U.S. consumers and government agencies studiously fail to scrutinize is how much melamine pervades our own system. In casting stones, we've forgotten our own house has more than its share of exposed glass. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 27, 2008 - 1:08 AM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 27, 2008

The mainstream press finds it easy to report on problems with Melamine arising in China, but this article points to significant problems with Melamine in the United States that have not been fully investigated and reported.

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Kevin Barry
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by Kevin Barry - Nov. 27, 2008

Excellent explanation of how melamine is used and exists in much of the global processed food supply. I feel it accurately shows how much of a problem the melamine situation is, and how it's not simply "China's problem".

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