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Among the 17 banned substances was boric acid, commonly used as an insecticide, which is mixed with noodles and meatballs to increase elasticity, a statement posted on the Ministry of Health Web site said. Also forbidden was industrial formaldehyde and lye, used in making soap and drain cleaner and added to water used to soak some types of dried seafood to make the products appear fresher and bigger.

They = China. Make sure your RV doesn’t have any food in it made in China. And your house.

Are you kidding me . . . formaldehyde? It seems to me we are not dealing with rocket scientists here. They are either greedy bast**ds or totally idiots. I think maybe greedy idiots.

Melamine, which is used in products including plastics, paint and adhesives, can lead to kidney stones and possibly life-threatening kidney failure. Especially among children. 

 China - Under guidelines adopted Wednesday, Melamine limits considered safe are set at 1.0 parts per million for infant formula and 2.5 parts per million for liquid milk, milk powder and food products that contain more than 15 percent milk.

US - The Food and Drug Administration says its experts have concluded that eating 2.5 parts per million of Melamine — a minuscule amount — would not raise health risks, even if a person ate food every day that was laced with it.

Hong Kong and New Zealand say Melamine in food products is considered safe at 2.5 parts per million or less, though Hong Kong has lowered the level for children under 3 and pregnant or lactating women to one part per million.

Was Melamine in our food 20 years ago? How about 10? Why do we accept any level of what is basically a poison to us in our food? The FDA “experts” say its ok? Well, that really doesn’t do much for me. The “experts” could probably make the same case for chicken guano - would you like any of that in your food?