Pet Food Toxin Said To Be Common In China
(CBS/AP) The mildly toxic chemical melamine is commonly added to animal feed in China, a manager of a feed company and one of the chemical’s producers said Monday, a process that boosts the feed’s sales value but risks introducing the chemical into meat eaten by humans.
Customers either don’t know or aren’t concerned about the practice, said Wang Jianhui, manager of the Kaiyuan Protein Feed company in the northern city of Shijiazhuang.
“We’ve been running the melamine feed business for about 15 years and receiving positive responses from our customers,” Wang told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
“Using the proper quantity of melamine will not harm the animals. Our products are very safe, for sure,” Wang said.
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