Bunzo ~

I finally came to the inescapable conclusion that it was the tainted cat food last year that led to the death of my beloved cat, Cash.  As it turns out, I fed him several of the canned varieties of cat food that were pulled from store shelves ~ trying to keep him healthy by feeding him Science Diet and Iams, some of the "better" brands of cat food on the market.  Go figure.

I don't think anyone will every know how long the tainted wheat was in this country, or how many animals ultimately died as a result.  I know of at least one class action lawsuit that's been filed; but there's virtually no chance of collecting anything monetary from China on this.  No one will ever prove how many animals died, and no conclusive link will ever be made between the numerous animals that died and the tainted wheat.

Still, it amazes me how long this has gone on.  Wal*Mart issued a recall on those two products, but didn't say why.  I knew, because CNN make an announcement.  Thank goodness for reporters.  I guess we should all be glad we don't live in China, where we would be exposed to this kind of thing literally every day.

There was a story that came out of China late last week.  A company was discovered making a horrible, and gross, "quality control" mistake.  They were caught repackaging hundreds of thousands of pairs of chopsticks -- something perfectly legal to do -- except they hadn't cleaned or sterilized them first.  YUCK!

Imagine unwrapping those at the local restaurant and eating dinner ~ and wondering what that strange flavor is hidden just underneath your chicken fried rice.  Hundreds of thousands of pairs!  NASTY!

I hope this finds you and yours well.  I've missed you ~ drop me a line sometime and I'll update you.

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