While we are on the subject of dogs......

[RebelOne]

Think about this when you eat your next hot dog.

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=8=

'Dog food hot dogs' sold to Dutch snack bars


7 June 2004

AMSTERDAM -- Food authorities revoked the operating license of a meat
product company in Stekene in Belgium last week after used dog food
meat was found in almost 20,000kg of "chicken frikadel" and "chicken
burgers" that were sold in the Netherlands. Ironically, a frikadel is
a mince meat hot dog.

The Federal Food Agency in Belgium has recalled the products because
the meat scraps used in the products were intended for use in the dog
food industry, news agency ANP reported.

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA) claimed on
Friday that a large quantity of the suspect food products were still
in the possession of a Dutch company at a cold storage warehouse. The
VWA strongly urged the company to recall all sold products.

The VWA has also advised the company to alert the public. The two
directors of the Belgian company were arrested in Belgium. The company
operated under the names CSFF and Delireine.

But the VWA is legally unable to release the name of the Dutch public.
A spokeswoman said the company did not supply large snack bars or
retail chains. Most of the stores supplied with the "dog food
frikadellen" are small butchers and snack bars.

The Dutch consumer watchdog Consumentenbond labeled the actions of
the Belgian company criminal and said it is disappointing that it took
so long for the crime to be discovered. It said the tracing system of
food and the recall system must be re-examined.

[WillParkinson]

1. I gave up meat...

And I'm so glad I did.

[RebelOne]

2. I haven't eaten meat in 8 years.

And even in my meat-eating time, I wouldn't eat hot dogs.