Slog - Comments on Mmmmm, Delicious Dry-Erase Board http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board From the BBC: "Preliminary tests have found the chemical melamine in Cadbury's Chinese-made chocolates, the company says." From Wikipedia: "Melamine is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durable thermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product. The end products include countertops, dry erase boards, fabrics, glues, housewares and flame retardants. Melamine is one of the major components in Pigment Yellow 150, a colorant in inks and plastics." Also: Don't eat the White Rabbit.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:22:35 -0800 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:49:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Andrew But melamine will make you grow up to be big and strong!

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152423 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:27:48 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave it's too bad we don't have enough balls to ban chinese bads like this. I'm not usually for trade embargoes but this shit is fucking bananas and the government of china hasn't shown any inclination to stop it.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152429 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:33:59 -0800 Comment by Katie B To be clear, that was Cadbury's made in China.

]]> Katie B http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152432 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:37:59 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder I have always enjoyed licking white-boards, plus I think MSG is delicious. I wonder if I have Chinese heritage.

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152437 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152437 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:45:11 -0800 Comment by Dylan! Sad day, for sure. White Rabbit rocks. I will never eat it again. For having the best food in the world, China sure fucks up with everything else. What's their problem?

]]> Dylan! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152456 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:03:56 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi At a minimum, could we at least stop ban foodstuffs from there?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152465 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:11:08 -0800 Comment by rob @3, and important to add that apparently none of the Cadbury's sold in the U.S. is made in China, according to NPR this morning. My current Irish Creme-flavored Cadbury's bar was manufactured by Hershey's in Pennsylvania.

]]> rob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152513 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:39:43 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @6,

Wow. What the fuck was that?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152532 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:51:48 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy Just for clarity, it should be noted that melamine is harmless in small amounts. As a matter of fact: "the toxic dose is on a par with common table salt with an LD50 of more than 3 grams per kilogram of bodyweight".

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152533 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:51:57 -0800 Comment by eurozapc Еврозапчасть предлагает запчасти для автомобилей европейского и Японского
производства. Рулевые рейки, Коробки передач, АКПП, МКПП, Амортизаторы,
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]]> eurozapc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152592 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152592 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:32:23 -0800 Comment by Madashell Cadbury has been slipping down the tubes, anyway. In Britain, they got into trouble with the government (stringent UK standards re: ingredients in chocolate) and were ordered to stop calling their products chocolate. That's why I wasn't surprised when I'd heard the recent story about Hershey's getting called out by the US gov't for a similar issue. (BTW, Hershey is licensed to make Cadbury's products for the US market.) Frankly, most chocolate here tastes like sweetened, waxy dirt. People should stop buying the crap.

]]> Madashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mmmmm_delicious_dryerase_board#c1152777 Chow Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:49:47 -0800