"Who cares? I don't have pet pigs." Yeah, but I bet you've been known to eat pigs [1]:
Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical made its way to large hog farms in six states across the country and has been detected in the animals' urine, the Food and Drug Administration said today.
Hogs in three states -- North Carolina, South Carolina and California -- tested positive for melamine in their urine, said David Elder, the FDA's chief enforcement officer. The FDA does not know whether the chemical ended up in the urine of the hogs in the other states -- New York, Utah and Ohio.
Contaminated pet food also made its way to a poultry farm in Missouri, the FDA said in a telephone news conference.
And yes, pork from those contaminated pigs was sold in California. No word yet on whether the meat had melamine in it or not. Moral of the story: Know your farmer. Don't have a farmer? Get [2] one [3].
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[1] http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/04/contaminated_pet_food_found_at.html
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