The Pet Food Recall is spreading to your food

So yesterday we saw Blue Buffalo lambasting American Nutrition, Inc. for adding rice protein to products American Nutrition, Inc. (ANI) manufactured for Blue Buffalo WITHOUT the knowledge of Blue Buffalo. Today we are getting the FDA’s “firm” press release from Natural Balance echoing the same sentiments:
“It should be noted that the products being recalled were not formulated or labeled to contain rice protein concentrate. While the FDA is investigating this, current information indicates this error is a result of a manufacturing deviation by American Nutrition. Natural Balance is working with the FDA in this matter.”

It was bad enough to find out that imports from China of rice protein, wheat gluten, and corn gluten were obviously tainted with melamine (if not more), but now discovering (via Blue Buffalo and Natural Balance press releases) that American Nutrition, Inc. was adding rice protein WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE of the companies contracting ANI for pet food manufacturing has me really freaking out. How naive have we all been to assume that companies are “somewhat” ethical in their commitment to consumer safety, let alone ethical in their business practices with companies who contract with them, by actually manufacturing what said companies have agreed to as ingredients in their pet food formulas?
Weeks ago when I said that this pet food contamination debacle was just the tip of the iceberg, I TRULY had no idea it would uncover such blatant disregard for business ethics, safety of food, morality, and just plain old common sense. And that’s just in the pet food industry.

I am not surprised that FDA dropped the ball. Few government agencies have worked or is working under Bush. Most are inept, incompetent, or all out frauds. They are out to make the money off of cheap labor, ill educated, or other people's sufferings. Look at your tax dollars at work.

Folks this is all about money. Remember Walmart wanted "cheap" products and even labor to sell to the consumer cheaply. It waanted, rather demanded its suppliers to go to China if they wanted their products in Walmart's stores. So I ask you, is cheap products worth you health, your family's health?
read http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/08/ap/business/mainD8LSMIK01.shtml