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Article: USDA Clears Swine for Processing Human Health Risk Assessment Updated.
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- May 16, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 May 2007-US FDA: USDA Clears Swine for Processing Human Health Risk Assessment Updated(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Testing confirms that meat from swine fed rations supplemented with pet food scraps containing melamine and related compounds is safe for human consumption, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow swine held on farms to be released and approved for processing.
Testing of meat from swine exposed to the feed in question confirms that melamine and melamine compounds do not accumulate in pork and are filtered out of the body by the action of the kidneys. The testing also bolsters ...