Dangerous Candy-

I didn't plan on posting while I was away but I wanted to make sure that you all saw this.

These candies have melamine in them.

According to MomsRising and the CDC:

"What is melamine? "Melamine is a synthetic chemical with a variety of industrial uses including the production of resins and foams, cleaning products, fertilizers and pesticides. It does not occur naturally in food."--Centers for Disease Control (3)

Why is melamine dangerous in food? "Animal studies have demonstrated that exposure to low levels of melamine produced no observable toxic effects. Exposures to high levels of melamine, or exposures to lower doses of melamine together with certain other chemicals, have caused urinary tract problems in animals. These have included urinary tract and kidney crystal and stone formation, and kidney failure. Exposures of animals to high doses of melamine over long time periods (years) have been associated with cancer of the bladder."--Centers for Disease Control (4)"

Check out the pictures, be sure to pick them out of your child's candy before he or she eats it.

Happy Halloween, and check out my blog about my Earthwatch trip in Louisiana.