So what exactly is the daily recommended dose of Melamine? That would most likely be "0" since melamine is a component in plastic and is not used in food products. Not so for food from China. The melamine tainted milk and milk powder as well as the melamine in pet food from China got a lot of press.
No comes word that the ubiquitous chemical has popped up in eggs from China. Apparently those crafty Chinese capitalists were adding melamine to chicken feed to make it appear to have more protein than it really does. Now the eggs have their own little dose of the plastic.
The whole thing highlights the abysmal regulatory climate in China. From lead tainted toys to poison pet food to melamine tainted baby formula, nothing is immune to the greed of the Chinese Capitalists.
Here in the US we used to feel safe with a healthy FDA and sufficient product safety regulations to protect us, but in the last decade, those regulations have been gutted, leaving us exposed to the same possible problems as the Chinese. Since we import so much from China, we are doubly vulnerable.
It is my hope that the next administration will do something to restore our food and product safety for both domestic and imported goods and substances. Of course if that administration is Republican, all bets are off!
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It is time to contact your Congressman and ask them to immediately STOP all food & food ingredients including drink products from China. I have found that most U.S. food manufactures are using ingredients from communist China, these companies include Nestle's, Kellogs, Cadbury, Iams, and more, we need to try and stop all consumable products from China, you can contact your representative at www.house.gov they claim for every one person that calls their Congressman it represents 10,000 people, do your part and call or email.
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