David Goldstein: Melamine-Spiking “Widespread” In China; Human Food Broadly Contaminated (HuffingtonPost) Who knows what kind of shit is adulterating our imported and domestic food supply? But whatever it is, it's about to hit the fan. Months after dogs and cats started dropping dead of renal failure from melamine-tainted pet food, American consumers are beginning to learn how long and how wide this contaminant has also poisoned the human food supply. Last week, as California officials ... [News Source]

S. Korean importer says U.S. beef cleared hurdle (Courier-Post) SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. beef has cleared a key hurdle in returning to South Korean restaurants after an absence of more than three years due to fears of mad cow disease, an importer said last week.Bone chips, banned for potentially harboring the disease and which stymied three previous attempts by U.S. exporters to regain access to the lucrative market, were not discovered in the latest ... [News Source]