{"id":12421,"date":"2007-04-23T21:52:02","date_gmt":"2007-04-24T04:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/04\/23\/china-yields-to-inquiry-on-pet-food-david-barboza\/"},"modified":"2007-04-23T21:52:02","modified_gmt":"2007-04-24T04:52:02","slug":"china-yields-to-inquiry-on-pet-food-david-barboza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/04\/china-yields-to-inquiry-on-pet-food-david-barboza\/","title":{"rendered":"China Yields to Inquiry on Pet Food &#8211; David Barboza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From The New York Times:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/pet%20food.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/pet%20food.php','popup','width=117,height=107,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/pet%20food-thumb.jpg\" width=\"117\" height=\"107\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>China on Monday has given American regulators permission to enter the country to investigate whether Chinese suppliers exported contaminated pet food ingredients to the United States earlier this year, leading to one of the largest pet food recalls in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the United States Food and Drug Administration had been blocked from entering China, despite growing evidence that the tainted pet food that killed at least 16 cats and dogs and sickened thousands of other animals in the United States originated with Chinese exporters of wheat gluten and other animal feed ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/\">F.D.A.<\/a> confirmed Monday that it has now opened a criminal investigation into the pet food scandal, but the agency did not name the target or say whether any American companies may have intentionally laced animal feed with banned ingredients. On Tuesday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is scheduled to hold hearings on how to secure the safety of the country&#8217;s food supply. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/04\/24\/business\/worldbusiness\/24pets.html?ref=business \"target=\"_blank\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The New York Times: China on Monday has given American regulators permission to enter the country to investigate whether Chinese suppliers exported contaminated pet food ingredients to the United States earlier this year, leading to one of the largest pet food recalls in American history. 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