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Index of Subjects I personally quite disgusted about this. I'm not sure if I have bought Scotts products in the past, but I can assure you the made the boycott list with this one. All the best, Chris Kennedy 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 > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > > > >
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