Made in China...no thanks?

Wandering around Ranch 99 or 99 Cent Stores as I do occasionally, who can't help wonder what's safe to eat as nearly 13,000 children in China have been poisoned by tainted milk powder! This tragic story of greed and poor production oversight has cost four babies' lives so far!

There have been very few cases of illness outside of China. That the Chinese companies would do this to its own people is horrific. As expected, many countries have banned Chinese dairy imports following the scandal. Thankfully, Chinese police have arrested 18 people in connection with the scandal and customers are able to return the possibly tainted milk powder brands purchased at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui province in September.



Incredible It's reported that the tainted milk contained melamine, a banned chemical normally used in plastics. When added to milk powder it appears to have higher protein and was used in products made by 22 companies!?

Made in China No longer simply a guarantee of low-price, "Made in China" is now feared. With the recent toy and food scares we've witnessed, the world has to be selective about what it buys. The old addage "quality, not quantity" is so apt in today's society of consumerism. May be that conscientiousness will trickle into other world issues like pollution and ecological matters too. That's the only way up.