After a cancer-causing agent, melamine, was found in no less than 22 different Chinese companies’ milk products, the head of the country’s food-safety agency has resigned.
So far, 53,000 children infants have been sickened by the tainted formula.
All Chinese milk-product exports have been banned throughout Asia, including instant-coffe mix to milk-based candy.
In order to boost profits, [...]
CHINA’S FOOD-SAFETY CHIEF RESIGNS IN WAKE OF POISONED MILK SCANDAL
September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety
Tags:carcinogen·China·infant formula·melamine
CHINESE INFANT FORMULA CAUSES KIDNEY DISEASE
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments · FDA, Food Safety, Recalls
Melamine-Tainted Infant Formula
Supposedly, Chinese-manufactured infant formula is not allowed in the United States because it doesn’t meet FDA standards. However, some specialty markets that serve the Asian community import it illegally. The FDA is warning consumers not to use it because it could be tainted with melamine, the same chemical that tainted pet food last [...]
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