# Melamine on The No Agenda Show

Melamine comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2008 to February 2009.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** September 2008 – February 2009
- **Related topics:** [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [Food Safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/food-safety.md), [France](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/france.md), [Peanut Butter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peanut-butter.md), [Plastics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastics.md), [Salmonella](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/salmonella.md), [Wrongful Death](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wrongful-death.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak and FDA Oversight

- **Episode:** [69: The Third Shoe Show](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/69-the-third-shoe-show.md)
- **Published:** 2009-02-05
- **Time:** 44:59–46:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/69-the-third-shoe-show/chapter/peanut-butter-salmonella-outbreak-and-fda-oversight.md

A major salmonella outbreak linked to a peanut butter processing plant has resulted in at least eight deaths and widespread contamination. The hosts criticize the FDA for failing to act on prior warnings about the plant's unsanitary conditions. They compare the lack of criminal prosecution for the CEO to the high-profile imprisonment of Martha Stewart.

Keywords: [salmonella](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/salmonella.md), [peanut butter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peanut-butter.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [melamine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/melamine.md), [wrongful death](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wrongful-death.md)

### French Goat Cheese, Wood Curing, Local Food Support

- **Episode:** [61: One Big Ponzi Scheme](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/61-one-big-ponzi-scheme.md)
- **Published:** 2008-12-13
- **Time:** 1:10:29–1:13:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/61-one-big-ponzi-scheme/chapter/french-goat-cheese-wood-curing-local-food-support.md

European Union inspectors are reportedly forcing French goat cheese makers to replace traditional wood curing surfaces with plastic. The hosts argue that these regulations often replace safe, time-tested methods with inferior industrial materials like melamine-tainted plastics. They encourage listeners to support local "rustic" stores over big-box retailers.

Keywords: goat cheese, [france](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/france.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [melamine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/melamine.md), local business

### Melamine Contamination in Chinese Food Products

- **Episode:** [49: Everybody Wants to Rule the World](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/49-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world.md)
- **Published:** 2008-09-27
- **Time:** 35:45–39:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/49-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world/chapter/melamine-contamination-in-chinese-food-products.md

The scandal involving melamine in Chinese milk products is explored, explaining that the chemical is used to artificially inflate protein counts in lab tests. Melamine is identified as a component of plastic resins, and its presence in the food supply is characterized as a deliberate and dangerous poisoning of consumers.

Keywords: [melamine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/melamine.md), [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), protein testing, [plastics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastics.md), [food safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/food-safety.md)

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