Comments on: After The Melamine Cows Slip Past, Has The Bushie FDA Really Closed The Barn Door On China’s Toxic Food Exports? http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Funnydiva2002 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1727792 Funnydiva2002 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:55:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1727792 <p>I’m late to this “party”, but thanks for this explanation, Dr. M!<br /> I knew if I read the comments thread someone would address the question of why anyone would deliberately adulterate foodstuffs. Of _course_ it’s all about making it seem of decent quality without adding in any actual quality. Indeed, it’s as if the foodstuffs are a way to make poison marketable…for awhile.</p> <p>FunnyD</p> I’m late to this “party”, but thanks for this explanation, Dr. M!
I knew if I read the comments thread someone would address the question of why anyone would deliberately adulterate foodstuffs. Of _course_ it’s all about making it seem of decent quality without adding in any actual quality. Indeed, it’s as if the foodstuffs are a way to make poison marketable…for awhile.

FunnyD

]]> By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726775 KayInMaine Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:38:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726775 <p>I don’t mean to pry, Katymine, but what is going on in your life? I hope you’re okay whatever it is. ;-)</p> <p>Nite nite everyone.</p> I don’t mean to pry, Katymine, but what is going on in your life? I hope you’re okay whatever it is. ;-)

Nite nite everyone.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726767 DWBartoo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:33:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726767 <p>Please add me to that long ‘list’ of us, who hold you in our thoughts and daily considerations (’putting together, stars’).</p> <p>Many such stars shall you have.</p> <p>David</p> Please add me to that long ‘list’ of us, who hold you in our thoughts and daily considerations (’putting together, stars’).

Many such stars shall you have.

David

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726759 ratfood Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:27:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726759 <p>Continuing to send good thoughts your way…</p> Continuing to send good thoughts your way…

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726758 ratfood Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:25:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726758 <p>Not to mention no-bid contracts to Halliburton and it’s subsidiaries.</p> <p>The gutting of government regulatory agencies really got going during the Reagan years. For example, during the mid ’80s, researchers working for the Department of Transportation determined that SUVs had a higher likelihood of rollovers than lower vehicles. Rather than require automakers to manufacture safer vehicles, the Reagan administration squashed the data.</p> Not to mention no-bid contracts to Halliburton and it’s subsidiaries.

The gutting of government regulatory agencies really got going during the Reagan years. For example, during the mid ’80s, researchers working for the Department of Transportation determined that SUVs had a higher likelihood of rollovers than lower vehicles. Rather than require automakers to manufacture safer vehicles, the Reagan administration squashed the data.

]]> By: katymine http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726756 katymine Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:24:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726756 <p>I’m fine….. been running around cleaning house and cooking nice dinners for Elmore….. ask me again next week after they start the treatment……</p> I’m fine….. been running around cleaning house and cooking nice dinners for Elmore….. ask me again next week after they start the treatment……

]]> By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726752 KayInMaine Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:22:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726752 <p>Exactly. Do we really know how much of the kidney failure deaths or kidney problems in the last few years isn’t connected to melamine? Scary to think about.</p> Exactly. Do we really know how much of the kidney failure deaths or kidney problems in the last few years isn’t connected to melamine? Scary to think about.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726751 DWBartoo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:21:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726751 <p>I have heard this as well, ratfood, and though, like you, unqualified to even speculate or pretend to, I should not be surprised, and, in fact, hope to live long enough to witness the surprise, and even shock , one suspects, that awaits our ‘aprehension’.</p> I have heard this as well, ratfood, and though, like you, unqualified to even speculate or pretend to, I should not be surprised, and, in fact, hope to live long enough to witness the surprise, and even shock , one suspects, that awaits our ‘aprehension’.

]]> By: Kirk James Murphy, M.D. http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726746 Kirk James Murphy, M.D. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:19:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726746 <p>I’m glad you brought that up: very much on topic!</p> I’m glad you brought that up: very much on topic!

]]> By: Kirk James Murphy, M.D. http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726744 Kirk James Murphy, M.D. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:18:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/15/after-the-melamine-cows-slip-past-has-the-bushie-fda-really-closed-the-barn-door-on-chinas-toxic-food-exports/#comment-1726744 <p>katymine, really happy to see you here!</p> katymine, really happy to see you here!

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