Safety update on melamine in infant formula
Melamine-contaminated products from China have been a topic here for almost 2 years. Now, the FDA has published guidelines for safe levels.
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More contaminated foods from China
As an update to yesterday’s discussion about undeclared ingredients in medicine and other products from China, here’s the latest FDA advisory, warning the public not to consume certain dairy products because of possible melamine contamination. A list of the products and a brief discussion of the dangers of melamine follows.
Deaths due to Siberian ginseng injections
 Three people have died in southwest China after receiving an injection of Siberian ginseng extract. It’s another example of the chaos that passes for the Chinese pharmaceutical industry.
“China-free” labels for dietary supplements
Three months ago, I predicted the China pet food contamination would have implications for the supplements industry. Now, Food for Health International, which sells through the Internet, has announced it will start labeling boxes for its dietary supplements with a sticker that reads “safe” and “China-free.”
Worldwide implications of the pet food contamination debacle
I wrote about this last week. Specifically, how the exportation of contaminated ingredients from China that are used in pet food is only the tip of the iceberg. It affects CAM and mainstream medicine. And now The New York Times reports that this contamination is a world wide problem.
The pet food recall and the CAM connection
The Associated Press is reporting a second tainted pet food ingredient, which has added more pet food products to the recall list. The connection with CAM is that contamination is not a new or rare event when it comes to food imports from China or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).