Read more David Acheson stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1687/david-acheson.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:48:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/1927/melamine-death-toll-passes-8000-pets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 8,000 deaths of cats and dogs that may be linked to melamine-tainted food have been reported to the FDA in the two months since the pet food recall. The statistics come as the FDA tries to assure Americans that the tainted protein concentrates, also fed to hogs...http://www.newser.com/story/1927/melamine-death-toll-passes-8000-pets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 May 2007 12:17:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1851/fda-names-food-safety-czar-after-chicken-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA appointed a food safety czar yesterday, as the news that 3 million chickens had been fed melamine-tainted feed exacerbated growing public anxiety about food safety. The FDA said the chickens weren't recalled because most of them would have been sold by now, and the melamine was too diluted...http://www.newser.com/story/1851/fda-names-food-safety-czar-after-chicken-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 May 2007 8:16:07 CDT