I don't know. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm a bit of a stickler for my health, but why aren't more people concerned with the fact that Malamine could have been added to any number of Chinese products. IT was recently found that Malamine was added to livestock feed to augment the appearance of protein in feed. Am I one of the few who believe this is a bigger deal than Tin Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7701477.stm
I'm not saying that we should ban all products coming in from China, but we really should put more stock in inspecting the items we do import from China. Over the past couple of years, we've uncovered tainted pet treats, lead based pain in toys, lead found in "lead-free" jewellery, malamine in our food, and now maline found in our food's food. All these issues have stemmed from one country. When Canada was found to have had a cow infected with mad cow disease, countless countries banned our meat.
As I said, I think banning all items from china would be a knee jerk reaction, but someone needs to step in to ensure that the products we're importing into canada follow the same safetly and health regulations we're accustom to here.
Other interesting reads:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/385187_toys28.html
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=368429
Wal Mart Might be doing something about it:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jP0C1Aoi0pUm3LIAfqDoB4Dpi8BwD93VJTQ00
When in trouble, start pointing fingers:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/31/China_says_chemicals_in_Japanese_food/UPI-24411225431498/
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