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“The effects of melamine on people are thought to be minimal, but no one really knows. Its consumption by humans is considered so improbable that no one has even studied it.”
[allegedly] “added melamine to the gluten in order to boost the measurable protein level and thus the price of the shipment”
Multiple problems here, including:
Food is apparently cheaper to transport across the Pacific from China. Does this cost fund the FDA to properly screen imports? Account for the environmental impacts along the entire food collection and distribution chain? If not, who pays?
Processed foods. These are difficult or impossible to trace back through the distribution chain, if one or more source is contaminated. This makes finding and holding accountable the responsible parties similarly difficult, for either governments, or consumers looking for a target to protest.
Unstudied Chemicals. Melamine rumored in food, rocket fuel in the water supply. How bad are they for humans? How expensive are they to remove from the environment?
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