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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

HOGS OK TO EAT



Tainted feed

Feds: Hogs are OK to eat

56,000 animals leave quarantine limbo and head to slaughterhouse




The contained ingredients had been imported from two Chinese companies that had spiked melamine into ground wheat flour, which, in turn, had been mislabeled as more-expensive wheat gluten and protein rice concentrate. The companies have been closed down and its executives detained by Chinese officials.
The Food and Drug Administration launched an investigation of animal and pet feeds in March after receiving 18,000 complaints from people who said their dogs and cats had been sickened or died. More than 100 pet food brands have been recalled, including some varieties manufactured by Ogden-based American Nutrition Inc.
For more information on recalled pet food brands, visit www.fda.gov.
dawn@sltrib.com

Source: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5905768?source=rss

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