Are The Chinese Trying To Tell Us Something? Part Two


	Are The Chinese Trying To Tell Us Something? Part Two

DizzyDezzi

5-20-2007 12:01 PM

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food, china, fda, tainted, pets, poison

DizzyDezzi says:

I am definitely less concerned about terrorism than I am about what I could be feeding my children/pets.

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