The Melamine Story

In 2007, pet food that was contaminated with melamine and related compounds made many pets sick. At first, no one knew what caused the problem. An intense and sophisticated search for the cause was begun. In many ways, the work done by scientists in government and the pet food industry was groundbreaking. In this video, Dr. Renate Reimschuessel of the Food and Drug Administration explains what it took to uncover and confirm the presence of the adulterants in pet food.

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Education

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• FDA Pet food recall
• melamine pet food recall
• chinese pet food scandal
• Menu Foods

[lexinaut]

Thanks! This is a very helpful, articulate, and informative presentation and great science in the public interest! Thanks for your alert, intelligent detective work! You performed life saving work. The presentation is too technical for the general public. I think high school chemistry and biology teachers could design a greatl mini-unit around this story. Consider sending this video link to science and public health teachers. It could be a very MelaMEANINGFUL thing to do!