Itchmo has learned that the FDA has [link
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/protsurv.html]issued a surveillance order for Chinese vegetable proteins[/link] on May 1 — including corn gluten and wheat products — based on melamine contamination.
Despite repeated FDA statements saying that there is [link
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=May&x=20070509154544zjsredna4.658145e-02]no risk to human health[/link] from contaminated pigs and chickens, the FDA surveillance order indicates otherwise. It states: Pregnant women should not perform this assignment. (Emphasis ours)
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Melamine and additional related contaminants have been found in concentrations of up to 20% in analyzed samples. The MSDS for pure melamine is attached as Attachment B and includes warnings “to avoid breathing dust, avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing”. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage.[/blockquote]
Clearly, the FDA is concerned with the safety of their own staff#%92s exposure to melamine-tainted foods. Despite this warning, the FDA told the press and us yesterday that animals that ate tainted foods were safe for human consumption.
[link
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Melamine-9924600]This PDF document[/link] contains the basis for FDA#%92s warning to it#%92s staff.
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