| MSNBC has just issued a breaking news alert regarding the MenuFoods scandal.
FDA testing has confirmed that a type of rat poison - which is BANNED in the USA - was found during testing of products effected by the MenuFoods recall. Earlier, MenuFoods attempted to zero in on the wheat gluten additive as the source of the contamination. As it turns out, the batch of wheat used to make the gluten was imported from China.
This leads to a few questions:
1. We are a net exporter of wheat - WHY is wheat being imported for use in animal food products? If we have a wheat surplus, shouldn't we be using domestic sources to manufacture these products?
2. Why didn't MenuFoods catch this contamination during their initial quality control testing of the products?
The FDA will hold a press conference at 1pm. I don't know if I'll be around to cover this as I have errands to run. I'd invite any of the other FPers to update this post accordingly if I haven't done it by 1:30.
UPDATE: Here is a link to the AP article. According to the article, it's not the FDA who'll be holding the press conference, but rather, the folks who tested the foods:
Officials from the agriculture department and Cornell University's Animal Health Diagnostic Center would not immediately confirm the ABC report but scheduled a news conference Friday afternoon to release laboratory findings from tests on the pet food.
Previous TexasKaos coverage of the MenuFoods recall:
# Bring the Hammer Down: More Pet Deaths and Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against MenuFoods
# PSA: Massive Pet Food Recall - Please Check Your Pet Food!
# More Deaths Expected in MenuFoods Pet Food Recall
# MenuFoods KNEW Their Product Was Deadly; Lawsuit Filed (IMPORTANT UPDATE)
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