Monday, October 20, 2008

Why take the chance?!?

This video addresses a very important matter - what is in the food we buy. With the incidents of mass poisoning of pets last year and babies/children this year in China, we should be very concerned. There are foods that are made in China and are currently being sold here. Mild powder was contaminated with melamine. This is the same compound which is used to make the famous Melmac dishware. In that form, melamine is not toxic. However, when it is used as a filler for foods, it can cause very serious consequences.

Unfortunately, the FDA does not require country of origin on packaging of candy. So, we don't know if candy that contains milk powder might contain melamine. I don't want to take the chance.



Here is a more objective video from the Associated Press regarding this issue.



Check any candy not from a brand you recognize, like Hershey's, etc.

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