Get Your Mojo Working

At its core this blog is about where the responsibility for safety lies.  It lies with the federal government and the agencies designed to protect us from dangers we are not individually equipped to protect ourselves from.  It lies with companies who provide goods — they must be held to a high standard and do the right thing for their customers.   And […]

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You Get What You Pay For

In the midst of a slew of stories of product recalls and dangerous goods coming from China, USA Today reports that China’s trade surplus is at an all time high.  The imports are pouring in faster than ever and the safety checks are not keeping pace, yet we continue to buy.  And the reason, naturally, is […]

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Support Senator Schumer!

There are a few people in Washington who want to take action now to stem the tide of deadly products and make us safer.  Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is one of them.
What follows is an excerpt of Sen. Schumer’s press release from July 1, 2007.  (Read the full text here.)  Please tell your representatives in […]

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Single Young Feed Producer Seeks Melamine Scrap for Good Times & Profit

Apparently it is no secret in China that melamine, a chemical made from coal, has been used for years as a way to artificially boost the protein content of animal feed.  No surprise really, in a place where counterfeit goods are a way of life and costs are cut at the expense of quality and […]

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They’re Gonna Walk Before We Make ‘Em Run

According to the New York Times some of the food giants claim to be taking extra measures to ensure the safety of ingredients coming from China before there is a catastrophe in the human food supply chain similar to the poison wheat gluten disaster responsible for the deaths of thousands of pets in the U.S. […]

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