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Index of Subjects Hi Dave: 'Lead chromate (a common adulterant of curry)'. You've got a wry sense of humour, but lead chromate, are you serious? It's highly and broadly toxic on account both of lead and of hexavalent chromium, and I think was banned from yellow paint ages ago -- I hadn't heard of this one. Turmeric? What's the evidence trail on lead chromate in curry? Steve (concerned and off his food, in Halifax) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quoting David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>: > Hi All, Mar 20, 2012 > Predictably the concerns of Scotts' technical staff were ignored > as in "what do engineers know about cold O-rings anyway ?" > > And there are hints of fragmented responsibility; a recipe for > bad news. Unless the process has changed, our landfills have this > flaw. NS Environment defines the design, a contractor builds the > landfill and an operator runs it. When things go wrong, as they > must, just blame the other two. > > A year or so ago, some official in the US filed a 'cause of > death' report with respect to a cadaver, who was then inconsiderate > enough to come back to life. The official then wiggled off of the > hook by explaining that his job was to determine why someone had > died not whether or not they were dead. > > Meanwhile the feds here cut CFIA staff by 207 and lay off staff > at Environment Canada and DFO as a way of stimulating the economy. > > About 100 years ago a rash of toxic products for man and beast > hit the market and this led to regulation etc. We are entering > another like period. > > In November I bought some curry that I considered suspect [based > on flavor per unit volume and strong odor of urine after eating > some] so I saved a sample and discarded the remaining food. I > contacted the company and talked to 3 (4?) people ending up with the > head of Consumer Satisfaction at head office (AKA "Don't Worry; be > Happy" Dept.). > > The objections to my concerns would have made good material for a > Goon Show or a variant of Mike from Canmore-- Why and how would we > test curry ? Curry is curry. > What do you mean it might contain an adulterant ? What is an aldulterant ? > The box says 'made in Canada'. It must therefore be OK because we > have good regulations. > Our curry could not contain Lead Chromate (a common adulterant of > curry). If someone added that then they would have to say so on the > label. > > After mentioning the examples of toothpaste containing > ethyleneglycol and pet food containing Melamine (?) I was given > verbal assurances that they would test my sample. It will be a long > wait I expect. > > The Scotts' story has a good ending; or so it seems. How many > other similar abuses meanwhile go undetected ? > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marg Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:28 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Scotts Miracle-Gro pleads guilty to selling > poisoned bird seed > >> What to do? >> Marg Millard, White Point, Queens >> >> http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2012/2012-03-14-091.html >>
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