Comments on: Melamine: let’s do the math http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/melamine-lets-do-the-math/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Foodaroo http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/melamine-lets-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-11552 Foodaroo Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/06/melamine-lets-do-the-math/#comment-11552 People should realize that the odds are pretty good that their food sources come from China when they eat out at a restaurant. To keep food costs down, many restaurants resort to China for food. But I don't think much will be done about China's food safety. What is illegal here is legal over there. And melamine is not the only concern. In 2004, HK questioned China about the use of formaldehyde in its shittaki. Apparently, farmers are allowed to use formaldehyde as a food preservative. Here's the article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/07/2003214064 People should realize that the odds are pretty good that their food sources come from China when they eat out at a restaurant. To keep food costs down, many restaurants resort to China for food.

But I don’t think much will be done about China’s food safety. What is illegal here is legal over there. And melamine is not the only concern.

In 2004, HK questioned China about the use of formaldehyde in its shittaki. Apparently, farmers are allowed to use formaldehyde as a food preservative. Here’s the article:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/07/2003214064

]]> By: williamgeorge http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/melamine-lets-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-11551 williamgeorge Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:01:22 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/06/melamine-lets-do-the-math/#comment-11551 Stick to the carbide for melamine. You can get great cuts in any board if you feed it the right tooling. I think your tooling diameter is too small. I don't ever use tools less than 1/2" in 3/4" thick industrial melamine. Carbide should be fine with the larger tool. I prefer 3/4" shank and flutes. ------------------ williamgeorge <a href="http://www.drivenwide.com" rel="nofollow">Search Engine Optimization</a> Stick to the carbide for melamine. You can get great cuts in any board if you feed it the right tooling. I think your tooling diameter is too small. I don’t ever use tools less than 1/2″ in 3/4″ thick industrial melamine. Carbide should be fine with the larger tool. I prefer 3/4″ shank and flutes.
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]]> By: Sylvia Fiorello http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/melamine-lets-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-11550 Sylvia Fiorello Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:29:45 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/2008/10/06/melamine-lets-do-the-math/#comment-11550 Hi Marion-- I am very concerned about our candy supply. Just recently I had purchased some red cherry jelly beans and then noticed on the back they were from some 3rd world country. I had actually assumed that something as common as jelly beans were made in the USA. It appears that almost all of the candy in dollar stores or sold in vending machines is made in China, Indonesia. I believe in made from scratch. Do I have to make my own jelly beans? Our food supply is becoming riskier and riskier. I attended your lecture at Chautauqua Institution and was very impressed with your talk. I currently have a book out for middle school students that teaches emerging teens to eat healthy and become food factivists and activists. it is a fact-filled fiction book about two gutsy girls who have opposite body shapes. The book is about their learning experiences as they follow the road to healthy eating is spite of detours caused by fast food, fat food, peer pressure, lack of activiity and junk food. It is a humorous read but packed with food facts. Believe it or not, it is only about 100 pages long, but I have planted the seeds for change that will enable young people and educators to embrace a healthy Mediterranean diet. I gave you my book card at Chautauqua and asked you if you would remember me if I emailed you. Do you remember me? I would love to send you a copy of my book to see what you might think of it. Sylvia Fiorello Hi Marion–
I am very concerned about our candy supply. Just recently I had purchased some red cherry jelly beans and then noticed on the back they were from some 3rd world country. I had actually assumed that something as common as jelly beans were made in the USA. It appears that almost all of the candy in dollar stores or sold in vending machines is made in China, Indonesia.

I believe in made from scratch. Do I have to make my own jelly beans? Our food supply is becoming riskier and riskier.

I attended your lecture at Chautauqua Institution and was very impressed with your talk.

I currently have a book out for middle school students that teaches emerging teens to eat healthy and become food factivists and activists. it is a fact-filled fiction book about two gutsy girls who have opposite body shapes. The book is about their learning experiences as they follow the road to healthy eating is spite of detours caused by fast food, fat food, peer pressure, lack of activiity and junk food. It is a humorous read but packed with food facts. Believe it or not, it is only about 100 pages long, but I have planted the seeds for change that will enable young people and educators to embrace a healthy Mediterranean diet. I gave you my book card at Chautauqua and asked you if you would remember me if I emailed you. Do you remember me? I would love to send you a copy of my book to see what you might think of it.

Sylvia Fiorello

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