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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:14 PM Original message |
FDA: Millions of Chickens Fed Contaminated Pet Food |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. sorry, china, you can no longer sell this toxic waste to the USA nt |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. I don't get this at all |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Perdue and Tyson Chicken are OK.. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:06 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. perdue does have another issue that might be of concern - arsenic feed chickens |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. AND WHAT DO THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT IT? |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. DO about it? Why, that's the old, FDR way of government. We're gonna let the market take care of |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. That is literally what many Right Wingers and free marketeers would say. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:07 AM Response to Reply #32 |
64. kick |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I think the FDA sees things have gotten out of control |
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april (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. I gave up beef 5 yrs ago so I ate chicken, fish, and my vegies |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. I thought farmed salmon didn't have the mercury in it....only the wild? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. wild is a bit safer than farmed salmon. less mercury, less pcbs, less dioxins |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #61 |
79. Thanks for the info! You would think that being "farmed" they |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Though nobody really wants to hear it... |
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parasim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yeah, it's also a great day to buy a farm... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Agreed, but |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
39. I'd have to agree. |
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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
85. Ive already done something about it |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. Corn gluten and soybean meal |
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Paulie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. yellow skin chickens are not their "natural" color |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. I wish this were getting more activity here. I think this is absolutely huge. |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I agree with you. I've been writing to companies |
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CRH (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. It is huge, but not to worry, ... |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
80. Don't count on it...my insurance company is being sued for not paying up... |
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CRH (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #80 |
87. I agree 100% with your second paragraph, but I must confess, ... |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. Please kick and recommend. This is huge in my opinion. |
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trudyco (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. kick |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. anybody remember the "dear auntiepinko" letter on DU about/lady that had food issues??? |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. K&R |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Locally bred meat is the logical alternative. |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Is corn a problem |
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Paulie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Almost everything is made of corn, even people :) |
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19jet54 (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
36. Corn & Beans |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. The culprit is high fructose corn syrup and it's in everything. |
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19jet54 (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. I think the problem will fix itself... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I feed my chickens |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
70. When I was a kid |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. I am going to love me some local organic produce |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Your life and health is more important than any freakin' free trade |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. Somebody needs to tell the FDA that teens are using this stuff for premarital sex & birth control |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. indeed! Or better yet: |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
56. yah - tell 'em it is causing teens to adolescents to form sex-based cults centered around the use of |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. EXACTLY. Next time you're wondering why our food supply isn't safe |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. Only dogs and cats get sick from this stuff |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. No, no, we didn't EVOLVE at all. We were created as is, 6000 years ago. |
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19jet54 (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
74. Funny... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I thought it was just dogs. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. Far more troubling than this minor bullshit... |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
52. Or instead of scolding people for being uninformed please educate us about legal ARSENIC in Chickens |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'd Just Like To Thank Bill Clinton |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Thanks, Manny, for passing the thanks to the Clintons ect. for me. |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. I have been cooking enough to feed my pets human food |
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frankly_fedup2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I have been doing exactly the same thing. I have been buying chicken |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. How about turkey? |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. I urge everyone to write letters/email any companies they buy products from and ask them where their |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. This is very frightening. Call, write, find out |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
57. I agree we need Country of Origin. I also think we need all chemcials proven safe before use |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. The more I know and the more I learn, the more scared I become about our food supply and its safety |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. There is so much toxins in the air and water - lettuce and bottled water w/Perchlorate from RocketFu |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Now I understand the saying "Ignorance is Bliss"...because with the knowledge I'm getting about what |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Want to see something really creepy? I went to your link at about.com & there was a sponsored link |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 02:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. {{{{shudder}}}} |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
34. US food supply is bordering on insanely unsafe at this point... |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
37. All about economics. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
38. they fed "Saalvaged" food .. the recalled pet food was fed to them and up the food chain to us, this |
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donkeyotay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
41. But regulation is baaaad. Free market good. I believe in the market. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
42. CAN WE STOP THE WAR AND USE THE FUNDS TO FEED PEOPLE SOMETHING OTHER THAN POISON? |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. After yesterday's veto, I'd have to say |
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qwlauren35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
44. "Search and DESTROY" |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
45. We're back to Sincalir's "Jungle" |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Blood, feces, organs, spinal cords, ground bone from downed livestock |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Have you visited NoDowners.org? They show that diseased meat is allowed for humans too |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
81. Even the so-called organic, free-range chickens live in sheds without sunlight... |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
46. I always knew American chicken tasted like dog food |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
49. Sanderson Farms |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. OMG. What are they going to do about this?? |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. "What are they going to do about this??" |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Durbin makes a start- amendment adds fines for companies who don't report problems in 2 days |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
71. Time to BAN food imports from China, IMMEDIATELY! |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Totaly agree |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. or at least have the origin of ingredients labeled so we can vote |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Lead in mugs - probably it's in the glazing |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #71 |
82. I'd like to bring back some manufacturing here...it's not a good idea to |
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JetCityLiberal (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
76. We can't feed it to our pets but we can feed it to the chickens we eat??!!? |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. But even if we buy local |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. Buy organic--but make sure it's certified organic by a third party-- |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #76 |
84. Not just letters to Gov officals - letters to stores and companies telling 'em we want Made In USA |
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