added 2007 Sat Jun 2 2:23:25 by populist
The influx of cheaply-made Chinese goods represent the same thing to 'America the Global Superpower' as the smallpox-infected blankets of the early American settler did to the Plains Indians of the day.
The influx of cheaply-made Chinese goods represent the same thing to 'America the Global Superpower' as the smallpox-infected blankets of the early American settler did to the Plains Indians of the day.
added 2007 Sun May 20 7:48:27 by Beau7890
Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides. These were among the 107 food imports from China that the FDA detained at U.S. ports just last month. For years, U.S. inspection records show
Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides. These were among the 107 food imports from China that the FDA detained at U.S. ports just last month. For years, U.S. inspection records show
added 2007 Fri May 18 18:00:59 by Neophile
Two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers have put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China.
Two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers have put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China.
added 2007 Thu May 17 20:14:34 by Neophile
Alabama and Mississippi have banned Chinese catfish after finding them pumped full of fluoroquinolones, an antibiotic banned by the FDA for use in animals that people eat.
Alabama and Mississippi have banned Chinese catfish after finding them pumped full of fluoroquinolones, an antibiotic banned by the FDA for use in animals that people eat.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 12:26:50 by Aidenag
Just 1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit and other foods are inspected yet those government inspections regularly reveal food unfit for human consumption. Frozen catfish from China, beans from Belgium, baked goods from Canada, India and the Philippines the list of tainted food detained at the border by the FDA stretches on.
Just 1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit and other foods are inspected yet those government inspections regularly reveal food unfit for human consumption. Frozen catfish from China, beans from Belgium, baked goods from Canada, India and the Philippines the list of tainted food detained at the border by the FDA stretches on.
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 12:55:45 by pagey
Despite a good start to the year by General Motors Corp., fewer than half of American consumers -- 48.9% -- bought new cars and trucks in the first quarter this year from Detroit automakers, according to retail sales data provided exclusively to the Free Press by the Power Information Network.
Despite a good start to the year by General Motors Corp., fewer than half of American consumers -- 48.9% -- bought new cars and trucks in the first quarter this year from Detroit automakers, according to retail sales data provided exclusively to the Free Press by the Power Information Network.
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 9:49:45 by Neophile
Even as the U.S. looks to ethanol as a way to wean itself off foreign petroleum supplies, imports of the biofuel are soaring.
Even as the U.S. looks to ethanol as a way to wean itself off foreign petroleum supplies, imports of the biofuel are soaring.
