Comments on: Pet Food Scare http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:22:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Richard Klugman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54776 Richard Klugman Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:27:28 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54776 We should all be cognizant of the fact that as Korporate Amerika strives to fatten the bottom line they are importing more from China - China has no protections what-so-ever for the consumer as we are now seeing with the contamination of our pet's food. Remember this the next time you purchase something with "made in China" on it. This race to buy "cheap" products from the Communist Chinese is hurting our country in more ways thatone. Now we have a demonstrable example of who we are doing business with. We should all be cognizant of the fact that as Korporate Amerika strives to fatten the bottom line they are importing more from China – China has no protections what-so-ever for the consumer as we are now seeing with the contamination of our pet’s food. Remember this the next time you purchase something with “made in China” on it. This race to buy “cheap” products from the Communist Chinese is hurting our country in more ways thatone. Now we have a demonstrable example of who we are doing business with.

]]> By: margaret stoddard http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54775 margaret stoddard Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:11:07 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54775 I've been making my own dog food for twenty years and that's almost as long as my pets live. Anyone want my recipe email me. Margaret, pet lover of the world. I’ve been making my own dog food for twenty years and that’s almost as long as my pets live. Anyone want my recipe email me. Margaret, pet lover of the world.

]]> By: Steve Janke http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54774 Steve Janke Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:33:47 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54774 <i>The FDA had apparently been investigating whether wheat gluten in the food had been contaminated, but spraying rat poison on wheat doesn't make a lot of sense.</i> <br /><br /> No it doesn't. Indeed, it sounds irrational. And look here, <a href="http://stevejanke.com/archives/220396.php" rel="nofollow">a report from the Xinhua News Agency dated October 2006</a> complaining that "the irrational spraying of pesticides by farmers while storing grain could lead to high chemical residues, posing serious health risks." The FDA had apparently been investigating whether wheat gluten in the food had been contaminated, but spraying rat poison on wheat doesn’t make a lot of sense.

No it doesn’t. Indeed, it sounds irrational. And look here, a report from the Xinhua News Agency dated October 2006 complaining that “the irrational spraying of pesticides by farmers while storing grain could lead to high chemical residues, posing serious health risks.”

]]> By: chester http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54773 chester Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:49:12 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54773 Our Westie is in the hospital for 3 days getting his kidneys flushed. He was drinking a lot, like a large bowl full each day of water.That was the only symptons he had. Took him to vet.Blood test show he has dangereous levels of the aminopterin. We're hoping that flushing his kidneys out will save his life but they're not sure if it will or not.......... Our Westie is in the hospital for 3 days getting his kidneys flushed. He was drinking a lot, like a large bowl full each day of water.That was the only symptons he had. Took him to vet.Blood test show he has dangereous levels of the aminopterin. We’re hoping that flushing his kidneys out will save his life but they’re not sure if it will or not……….

]]> By: Eric @ New York Personal Injury Law Blog http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54772 Eric @ New York Personal Injury Law Blog Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:38:27 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54772 I think the road ahead will be quite difficult for claimants, as I discussed in response to your posting here: <a href="http://www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/2007/03/tough-legal-issues-in-pet-food-cases.html" rel="nofollow">Tough Legal Issues In Pet Food Cases Against Menu Foods</a> --Eric I think the road ahead will be quite difficult for claimants, as I discussed in response to your posting here: Tough Legal Issues In Pet Food Cases Against Menu Foods

–Eric

]]> By: tortlawyer http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/03/pet_food_scare.html/comment-page-1#comment-54771 tortlawyer Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:53:31 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/03/pet-food-scare.html#comment-54771 Products liability has been moving towards a negligence standard for design defects, but this is a manufacturing defect, where strict liability is still the norm. Products liability has been moving towards a negligence standard for design defects, but this is a manufacturing defect, where strict liability is still the norm.

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