Insight into Pet Food Recall--China's Use of Melamine

Must read in today's New York Times: China Makes Arrest in Pet Food Case. More accurately, from the tone of the article, it's a "reluctant" China. Apparently it is common practice in China to "sell melamine scrap to animal feed companies and even to food companies that make bakery items."

Granted the media often spreads fear and sensationalism, but China's denial and lack of oversight is chilling.

“Our chemical products are mostly used for additives, not for animal feed,” said Li Xiuping, manager at the Henan Xinxiang Huaxing Chemical Company in central Henan Province. “Melamine is mainly used in the chemical industry, but it can also be used in making cakes.”

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