Time To Test Egg Quality (And What About Results of FSIS 97-08?)

Lately I've been wondering why there hasn't been any talk about testing more products for melamine, including eggs. I know some testing is currently underway for meat, meat products like hot dogs and milk products, but why not eggs? When I spoke to Norco farms a few months ago, a spokesperson assured me that there was no melamine in the feed used to feed the animals that producs the eggs labeled "organic" however, he was pretty certain there was melamine in the feed fed to the birds that produced the eggs that receive no organic designation. There was concern in China over tainted eggs. The feed used here in the U.S., and around the world, is known to contain melamine - it's a binding agent. Why isn't anyone testing eggs for melamine contamination and if they are, what is the status of such testing?

More Contaminated Eggs From China

More contaminated eggs have been discovered in Hong Kong according to government officials in Hong Kong.

Melamine Is Everywhere

Melamine that had been deliberately added to wheat, animal feed, milk and eggs has caused the massive contamination of much of the world's food supply. An Associated Press article out today is reporting that the U.S. Grains Council's technical director in Beijing, Jason Yan, believes that "traders can make a lot of profit" by adding melamine. Has Yan known about food producers adding melamine or was it just discovered? How long has Yan known? In addition to testing of food for melamine in all corners of the globe, there needs to be an investigation to determine whether or not organizations and agencies such as the Grain Council, or FDA, have known about and disregarded contaminated imported food or raw ingredients from China, or contaminated ingredients from any origin. In the case of China, will the U.S. start disclosing what contaminated items are being imported and will we finally see a ban?

Another Egg Producer

Another egg producer found to have melamine in their eggs. I am going to start to make a list. Look for it soon. In the meantime, if you have pets, consumers need to find out if the melamine tainted feed used in China to feed chickens (who then produce contaminated eggs) is being shipped around the world for use in pet food, or for human consumption. And further, if the contaminated eggs, in any form, are being shipped around the world for pet or human consumption.

More Contaminated Eggs - Different Producers

Initally, Hanwei Group Company eggs were thought to be the only eggs coming from China that were contaminated with the chemical melamine. However, new tests have revealed that two different egg producers, Shanxi Changzhi Green Biology Development Co. and Green Living Beings Development Center, have also produced eggs that test positive for melamine.

Are Chinese Eggs in the U.S.?

It would be helpful to know if the U.S. imports eggs (in any form) from China. AP writer Gillian Wong is trying to find out:

Wal-Mart and Chinese officials said they did not have a figure for how many eggs had been recalled and it was not immediately clear which countries import eggs from China. So far, no illnesses have been reported.