Subject: [Homestead] Love it, love it, love it ---dogfood sold as Pate de Foie Gras
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:58:46 -0400
Capitaist dishonestyknows no bounds---water the, milk, sell kangaroo
meat for beef, pack stones in grain shipments toRussia , and now dogfood
sold as Pate de Foie Gras
Authorities seize 80,000 cans of dog food sold as foie gras
By Nofar Sinai
The Health and Agriculture ministries' branches in Ashkelon yesterday
seized 80,000 cans of dog food that had been disguised as foie gras, as
if fit for human consumption.
The product, imported from Bulgaria by Fried Leonid and originally
labeled "chicken for dogs," was given two different fraudulent labels:
"Domestic Birds liver pate. Producer: S.E. Grenot, France" and "Pate
foie gras. Producer: Lovmit General Toshevo."
The Health Ministry has warned the public not to consume products
bearing these labels. Shirley Deri, food engineer for the district of
Ashkelon, said the products had not been distributed to food chains;
however, the Health Ministry is still investigating if there had been
early deliveries of the canned goods.
"The health risks from such a product are considerable. It could contain
microbiological pathogens that are lethal to humans," Deri said.
Deri added that aside from the names of the products, the importer had
also forged the Kashrut certification.
The Agriculture Ministry is conducting an investigation into the
criminal offenses involved before deciding on a course of action. The
Health Ministry said that it viewed the forgery as a serious offense.