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Tainted eggs from… China, of course!

Recalled EggsPoisoning our children with lead was not enough. Contaminating baby milk and candies was not enough. Let’s not forget our pets and the contaminated food for them. The latest in the China recalls is eggs. No, not chocolate eggs like the Cadbury eggs on the candy recall list. Real eggs from chickens.

W*lM*art’s [ sorry, that's a forbidden word around here ;o) ] “Selct” eggs have been pulled from shelves for containing over 2 times Hong Kong’s limit of the melamine chemical in food. At the moment it is unknown what countries have imported these eggs. To date, no illnesses have been reported, although, it’s unknown what consuming melamine in eggs will do to humans. Babies that drank contaminated milk suffered kidney problems and even death.

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Win a free Wristlet!

I was browsing around over on KiwiMag and saw this great contest. KiwiMag and Ecoist have teamed up for a great giveaway! Ecoist is giving away three wristlets made from empty Seeds of Change microwavable rice packets. They’re absolutely adorable!

Ecoist makes some of the cutest bags from recycled materials. They also makes belts and accessories, all from recycled candy and food wrappers, newspapers and more!

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