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Let’s see. The company the US credits for shipping contaminated wheat gluten that is blamed for the deaths of pets in the US confirms the assertion. But the Chinese government denies they shipped the tainted product. This is reminiscent of the SARS epidemic and reported cases of Avian flu. Nope, nothing is here, nope. Only to have them confirm the reports later. The troubling matter is the company with the wheat ships about 10,000 tons per year and the US shipments only account for about 1,000. So the Chinese public may be in for a surprise or possibly some other nation. But it is probably anyone’s guess when and where the tainted wheat may show up again.

C. Harris
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China Denies Role in U.S. Pet Deaths

BEIJING (AP) — China has denied responsibility for several pet deaths in the United States which U.S. authorities blame on a batch of chemically contaminated wheat gluten from China, state media reported….

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