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Melamine was found to have contaminated some pet foods.
Melamine is used to make plastic and in some countries as a fertilizer.
They were selling that melamine dinnerware that doesn't break if you drop it.
The table tops come in toughened glass as well as solid wood and melamine.
A food plant halted production because of suspected melamine contamination.
It's unclear how harmful melamine could be if consumed by humans.