First, it was simple indigestion. Then, lethargy, and finally pets were dying. Why? Tainted pet food, eventually recalled and taken off the shelves by several manufacturers.
The pet food recall of 2007 cast a light not only on the incestuous nature of the few manufacturers in existence, but also a harsh glare on what little differences actually exist between brands whose cost vary as widely as the design depth of their brands and labels. It also turned the attention of American pet owners on the use of melamine, a plastic used here in dishes, but legally used in China in fertilizer - for soil that raised some of the ingredients that went into the tainted pet food that was recalled.
What's legal in China has turned deadly here in the States.
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