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More on the China Food Crisis
posted 09-28-08
More foods are coming under scrutiny, while Kraft is insisting that it's Oreos are free of melamine tainted milk saying the milk for it's iced cookies comes from Australia and the creamy middle has no milk product in it according to AP report "Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies"
A New York Times report "Asia Food Tainting Spreads, Leading to Recall in U.S" says Heinz is recalling baby cereals in Taiwan because of melamine contamination. An LA Times report "China milk scandal hits home " calls that "minute" amounts of the toxic chemical.
It also notes:
The F.D.A. also said that it had itself extensively tested milk-based products imported from China into the United States in recent weeks. It said it had found no contamination so far.Now that's milk-based products themselves. Products coming into the US that aren't considered milk based but may have some in them might be slipping through.
More from the AP report linked at top:
Food companies around the globe are rushing to assess their products and in some cases setting new strategies to prevent problems.
"We have to think about any processed food with milk or protein in it," said James Rice, a food industry veteran who is now China country manager for Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor.
Melamine is a high nitrogen substance that has been added to supposed high foods that can be diluted with a cheaper product to make tests for protein indicate purity. During the pet food crisis testing was available via mail for about $50 according to some websites. Not something to consider for every cookie.
The contaminated coffee product that was headed for the US had acquired its melamine through a non dairy creamer that it had recently started purchasing from China. Mr. Brown Coffee is again something mostly found in ethnic groceries. Some large markets carry such goods in special "ethnic sections".
More from the LA Times report:
In Japan, cookies, buns, candies and cheese containing traces of the chemical have been recalled, some of them by venerable Japanese food companies that had purchased dairy products from China...
In Taiwan, Pizza Hut said Friday that it had found tainted cheese and was removing it from restaurants. As a precaution, Starbucks outlets in China now offer only soy milk in drinks.
One of China's most beloved sweets, White Rabbit candy, which looks a bit like saltwater taffy, is being recalled worldwide because it has traces of tainted milk.
World Health Organization officials said Friday that China needed to develop its consumer protection system so that regulatory agencies communicated with one another and didn't attempt to sweep problems under the rug.
"You need a culture of openness and quick reporting," said Jorgen Schlundt, director of WHO's department of food safety, speaking to reporters in Beijing.
One of China's most beloved sweets, White Rabbit candy, which looks a bit like saltwater taffy, is being recalled worldwide because it has traces of tainted milk.
World Health Organization officials said Friday that China needed to develop its consumer protection system so that regulatory agencies communicated with one another and didn't attempt to sweep problems under the rug.
"You need a culture of openness and quick reporting," said Jorgen Schlundt, director of WHO's department of food safety, speaking to reporters in Beijing.
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