Here's a link to a summary ; [link
http://www.durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=272317]http://www.durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=272317[/link];
It was on C-Span but I was only able to watch a small part of it. Here's some highlights from the link;
According to materials supplied to Durbin's office, it appears Menu Foods, Inc. first noticed a potential problem on February 20, 2007 but did not contact FDA until March 15, 2007. In the meantime, other companies were selling tainted product and the supplier wasn't aware that it had provided wheat gluten contaminated with melamine.
According to testimony today, the Menu Foods facility in Emporia, Kansas where many of these products were made had never been inspected by the FDA. The agency has been relying on the states to conduct inspections, but the FDA has jurisdiction over all pet food manufacturing facilities and the ultimate responsibility to ensure facilities comply with FDA standards.