we are going to see if i could distinguish real pomegranate juice than the one adulterated with pear juice. i happened to be right. and what if the substituted ingredient was potentially harmful. they are really worried about the next unknown. reporter: chinese suppliers added melamine to milk powder and that contamination led to the death of at least six children in china. authorities in europe uncovered horse meat being passed off as beef. and conservation group oceana released a study that showed a third of seafood worldwide is mislabeled. it s quite easy to dilute something and have it sneak through. reporter: the fda says it is dealing harsh punishments. the worst thing for a food company is have their brands
entity rather than waiting until everybody else has a chance to look at it because by then the private sector has moved on to some other choice. gretchen: let s take a look at what the president sed about this in 2010. i hereby direct agencies to accelerate efforts to eliminate excess properties. in total, agencies should produce no less than $3 billion in cost savings by the end of fiscal year 2012. i m assuming that happened or did it not? it did not happen. in fact the government accountability office took a look at bunch of properties, 23 out of 26 they looked at were mislabeled. they said one building was in great shape. it was rat infested. the again services administration said they were saving $118 million on four new construction projects, but those savings were over 30 years, not even over one year.
whether or not he ll get that not guilty verdict by reason of insanity remains to be seen. that s a tough road. we ll see what that plea is tomorrow. ted will be with us. thank you. now to the horse meat scandal that s hit fast food joints and supermarkets in europe. taco bell, burger king and ikea bought mislabeled beef that was thought to contain horse meat. now, it s illegal to sell horse meat in the united states, but a recent change in federal policy means that they can now produce horse meat in the united states for the first time since 2006. now, that s raising a lot of fear and some anger. and we wanted to know more about this plant, where it was and what it would do. casey wian has an exclusive look at what the new horse slaughterhouse in new mexico is going to look like. reporter: ricardo santos ran this new mexico slaughterhouse until drought and recession forced him to shut down last year. now he s weeks away from reopening, but this time to slaughter horses. it wil
ate and retrieve it. and meet the number one deadbeat dad in america. he pled guilty in u.s. district court to owing more than $1.2 million to three children from two failed marriages. and speaking of money, we ll see if stocks break their slump heading into the weekend. today, keep an eye on hewlett-packard. the struggling pc maker topped expectations last night. aig s stock also rallied after hours thanks to better than expected earnings. the tax code gave, and the tax code took away. fourth quarter earnings were up at walmart thanks to corporate tax credits. but delayed refunds took a toll on its bottom line. a troubling two-year study finds a staggering third of seafood in grocery stores and restaurants is mislabeled. snapper and tuna were cited as the biggest culprits. united airlines says the dreamliners won t fly through at least june 5th.
gossip reduces stress. i m not in to gossip much. but swearing and chewing gum is good for you. smoking is good thing. mislabeled by science for years. dana: like global warming. kimberly: there you go. bob: unproven, unlike global warming. any of these habits? greg: eric? called you darr garrick? eric: i chew gum. don t you have a counterargument to this? dana: i heard if you want to lose five pounds, article on yahoo that greg says baloney but if you want to lose five pounds, stop chewing gum because it makes you bloated. chewing gum, if you chew it, you have to do it with your mouth closed. no gum smacking or popping. bob: they say it makes