Saturday, May 19, 2007 , late at night

ChemNutra owner speaks out… finally

Today’s (Saturday’s) Las Vegas Review Journal featured an exclusive interview with the head of ChemNutra (one of the companies which imported tainted wheat gluten from China).  It’s about time these folks said something, because the only comments they’ve made previously sounded angry and confrontational.  The interview is pretty interesting, because even though I’d previously heard that the Chinese manufacturing plant had been “shut down” before anyone from the US could inspect it, it turns out the factory was actually bulldozed into the ground before anyone could inspect it.  It makes the Chinese claims that “melamine isn’t dangerous” seem pretty suspicious, because they obviously never believed that.  Anyway, here’s a link to the interview so you can read it yourself:  LV importer ‘totally stunned” by tainted pet food ingredient

I’ve also been meaning to rave about a magazine called ”Animal Wellness” for quite a while, and now is a perfect time, because their home page features an article about the pet food recall.  Noted authorities like Dr. Michael W. Fox are quoted as saying they think the tainted food ingredient will eventually turn out to be GMO wheat, not melamine.  Fox says GMO wheat could be engineered to produce its own pesticides, some of which have melamine as a precursor.  In any case, read the article by going to the Animal Wellness magazine homepage.  If you like the article, you should consider ordering at least a single back-issue of the magazine to read at home, if not a full subscription.  I bought one a couple of months ago and enjoyed the variety of articles, as well as all the ads for homemade food products and supplements.  I’m planning to buy a three-year subscription, which includes a CD containing health and nutrition articles, but still haven’t sprung for the $48.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 05/19 at 11:45 PM
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