Sweet Home Alabama

Finally.

It looks like the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has tested the Koala cookies and found that they contain melamine. You rock, Alabama.

According to the press release about the finding, the Department states:

The company that distributes the cookies, Lotte USA, has been conducting a market withdrawal for all flavors of the cookies, but has not conducted a full recall at this time. According to company officials, Alabama’s results were their first lab results that were positive for melamine.

A quick slide over to the Lotte USA website indicates that they really don't have much to say about the whole thing.

So I'll just ask again, why hasn't the FDA tested this product when other countries were reporting melamine in these Koala crackers a month ago? And isn't it interesting that Lotte USA is located in Battle Creek, Michigan? I wonder if the magic white powder delivery truck makes stops at other food companies operating in Battle Creek? Does the FDA know when shipment of wheat gluten, soy protein or milk ingredients leaves a port, bound for Battle Creek? You know BHT is also a white powder. I wonder where those other Battle Creek food companies get their BHT, corn, malt powder and vitamins from.