This is such a great site for any up to date news on this whole recall thing.
http://www.itchmo.com/go/tagged/safety/
There is also an article about the FDA saying they can't confirm if HUMAN food as tainted....
ORGINAL POST:
FDA just issued this warning against the import of specific wheat gluten from a maker in China. The full name of the company is: Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd. This company also exports wheat flour, cornstarch, sweet potato starch, protein powder, zinc oxide, carrots, garlic, ginger, and other agricultural products. (Web site)
This is the only known source of contamination identified by the FDA. Unfortunately, this was never released to the media from what we can gather.
If anyone else is using supplies from this company (for human or pet consumption), they should contact the FDA ASAP.
In the alert, the FDA has now authorized the quarantine or dentention of any wheat gluten from this specific company in China and passed through the Netherlands (a transit point) without the need to inspect it. Basically preventing the supply from getting into any food stream.
Judging by the date (3/30) we suspect that this definitive action labeling this supply wheat gluten as ?poisonous? is what prompted many other makers from issuing their ?voluntary recalls? last Friday. After all, legally speaking, their hands were now tied.
(Thanks to Gina at Pet Connection)
Full FDA alert after the jump.
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This is getting scarier and scarier.....
