Yes, it is sad how much of our stuff comes from 'elsewhere.' Luckily, most of it is just clothes and 'stuff.' We can still get most of our food from the U.S. What is really scary is all of this food and stuff that is coming from China which they say has been tainted with that...I don't remember the name...that stuff that was in the dog food then pig food, then cow food and fish food...now it has been found in toothpaste. Geez...don't buy anything from China (sorry China).
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Dreamtime,
One local pediatrician said that because there is virtually no regulations in China he makes it a rule to purchase nothing from China.Especially anything someone might put in their mouth or they would touch frequently.He admits this can be difficult now but thinks the alternative is worse.
Means you have to be ever more vigilant in your shopping. Just makes everything ever so much more difficult. Hmmm...but then again, maybe it will make you spend less money. :D
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Yes, it does take a little more time but after awhile you can just tell by the packaging, thankfully our laws allow us the ability to know where the product comes from it is on the label, and in the supermarket there is a sign that tells you fresh produce is from ââ¬Ëso and soââ¬â¢. The biggest issue for me is that the food is fed sewerage water, and much of it is genetically modified for traveling. I actually enjoy food shopping, and it is like everything in life, you must read the small print! Look beyond what you see with your eyes.
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I hadn't read about Melamine being in foodstuffs - is there a link I could go to for info? Melamine was the name of a type of hard durable plastic used for dishes & things years ago here (I think I may have a couple stashed away still)
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Human Food Widely Contaminated
By China Melamine Spiking
By Goldy
5-1-7
Who knows what kind of sh*t is adulterating our imported and domestic food supply? But whatever it is, it's about to hit the fan.
Months after dogs and cats started dropping dead of renal failure from melamine-tainted pet food, American consumers are beginning to learn how long and how WIDELY this contaminant has also poisoned the human food supply.
Last week, as California officials revealed that at least 45 people are known to have eaten tainted pork, the USDA announced that it would pay farmers millions of dollars to destroy and dispose of thousands of hogs fed "salvaged" pet food.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Through the salvaging practice, melamine-tainted pet food has likely contaminated America's livestock for as long as it has been killing and sickening America's pets - as far back as August of 2006, or even earlier. And while it may seem alarmist to suggest without absolute proof that Americans have been eating melamine-tainted pork, chicken and farm-raised fish for the better part of a year, the FDA and USDA seem to be preparing to brace Americans for the worst.
In an unusual, Saturday afternoon joint press release, the regulators tasked with protecting the safety of our nation's food supply go to convoluted lengths to reassure the public that eating melamine-tainted pork is perfectly SAFE!
In a fit of reverse-homeopathy, the press release steps us through the dilution process, tracing the path of melamine-tainted rice protein through the food system. The rice protein is a partial ingredient in pet food, we are told, which is itself only a partial ingredient in the feed given to hogs, who then "excrete" some of the melamine in their urine. And, "even if present in pork," they reassure us, "pork is only a small part of the average American diet."
Read the rest of the story here
http://www.rense.com/general76/mela.htm
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You should never eat imported meat, it is best to pay a little more for a local product, I know that the US market has good quality beef because they are always competing with Australia. You should take pork off your dinner plate permanently, donââ¬â¢t eat it, pork is no good for human consumption.
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We always buy local meat and we donââ¬â¢t buy pork. Most Adventist donââ¬â¢t eat pork and thatââ¬â¢s the way I was raised. I have eaten pork from time to time but I really donââ¬â¢t care for the taste of it. Then knowing eating pork is like eating a human makes it lose any appeal it might have.
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