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To: Geoff Altman who wrote (283092)	12/5/2008 2:50:47 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) of 793954

>>Melamine is an industrial chemical that has gained notoriety in recent years for its ability to cheat nutrition tests and was originally designed to make plastics, fertilizer, and fire retardants. Because melamine possesses high nitrogen contents, it can create the appearance in food of being high in protein and has been used in recent years to falsify protein levels in foods. In the milk formula melamine-tainting scandal, the toxic chemical was added to watered-down baby formula to create the impression of high protein levels in the diluted milk products. In the melamine scandal involving animal feed and food, melamine was likely added to the products for the same purpose. Melamine can cause kidney problems—including kidney stones and kidney failure—when ingested. Cyanuric acid has also been known to be added—with melamine—to wheat gluten added to pet food, reported USA Today. Cyanuric acid is another industrial chemical and is used in swimming pools. When added with melamine to food, the combination can create cystic growths in the kidneys and has proven fatal. yourlawyer.com

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