Melamine Contamination Hits Human Food Supply

An industrial chemical linked to kidney failure in dogs and cats has found its way into the human food supply chain. California officials quarantined 1,500 animals at the American Hog Farm and are tracking who purchased nearly 100 hogs from the farm this month, when the animals' feed included pet food that had been tainted with melamine.

In addition, 26 hogs were sold and slaughtered at an unnamed processing plant in northern California . Federal authorities quarantined those unprocessed carcasses at that plant, but state officials expect to identify more California processing plants that purchased the hogs.

I still don't understand why any company in the United States would even consider importing wheat gluten from China. How much do they save on that deal? Was it really worth it?

Maybe we should start importing all of our medicines from China too, since they might just be responsible for many of our ailments.

[Hat Tip: Consumerist]