China Milk Scandal

some1in

Watch Out on These Food Items

FYI, the following items have been recalled due to China's milk scandal.

• M&M's
• Snickers
• Mento's Yogurt Bottle
• Dove Chocolate
• Oreo Wafer Sticks
• Monmilk
• Dutchlady Sterilised Milk
• Wall's all natural mango
• Mini Poppers Ice-cream
• Magnum Ice-cream
• Moosandwich Ice-cream
• Mini Cornetto
• Youcan ice-cream

Stores have been asked by AVA Singapore to remove them. If you have any of these items at home, don't eat them.




Extra precaution:

Avoid all food items from China if possible. For non-food items suggest using gloves to handle them. Even toys have toxic paint on them. Avoid buying things from RM1/ RM2 shops. God knows what toxic waste product was used to make them. China is creating a major health and environmental disaster for the world-by becoming the low cost factory for the world..

Regards

some1in

Source: Reuters


Sept 22 (Reuters) - Nearly 10 percent of milk samples from three top Chinese dairy companies have been found to be tainted with toxic melamine, China's quality watchdog has said after tests for the banned chemical that has killed four children.

Here are some questions and answers on China's widening toxic milk scandal and the people and companies it is affecting:

WHAT IS MELAMINE?

-- Melamine is a toxic industrial chemical used in plastic-making. It was first synthesised by a German scientist in the 1830s.

WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

-- Its most common form, melamine resin, a mix of melamine and formaldehyde, is used in the manufacture of formica, floor tiles, whiteboards and kitchenware.

WHY ADD MELAMINE TO MILK POWDER?

-- Melamine is rich in nitrogen, and relatively cheap. Adding it to milk makes watered-down milk's protein level appear higher. Standard quality tests estimate protein levels by measuring nitrogen content.

IS THIS WHY IT WAS ADDED TO PET FOOD?

-- Yes. Melamine was linked to the deaths of cats and dogs in the United States last year after it was added to wheat gluten and other pet food ingredients exported from China, in another attempt to boost the products' apparent protein content.

WHO HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE TOXIC MILK?

-- So far, four infants have died in China, and about 13,000 more have been hospitalised after drinking the contaminated milk.

-- More than 80 percent of the sick are under two years old. Young babies that depend solely on milk are most vulnerable.

WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS?

-- Little scientific information exists about the compound's effects on humans. Medical experts warn however, that even if victims who have developed kidney stones due to tainted milk consumption have these removed, melamine may crystallise in small kidney tubes and block connecting ducts, resulting in kidney damage or even renal failure.

WHICH COUNTRIES ARE AFFECTED?

-- Bangladesh, Brunei, Burundi, China, Gabon, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam have all either pulled products off shelves, banned China dairy imports, or stepped up their tests.

seroja

ta silap tadi radio kate dutchlady selamat sebab import dr belanda. and most susu dr mesia import dr belanda n NZ. Oja minum dutchlady 456 milk powder. yg ta vley tuh yg sterilised milk jek kan?

jambu_batu

enfagrow, snow dan pediasure boleh tak? ...ala risau nye dengan susu bebudak ni..smlam nampak kat care4 susu mamil byk..mcm tak laku pulak..adakah mamil terlibat sama?... ...sesapa yg tahu boleh tak listkan susu yg ader melamin ni..

my-alja

ermmmm..... sejak bila ducthlady nie imported dr china

wall's ice cream pun dr china gak ke....

Prettylady

hi... nak komen sket... dutch lady u all jgn risau....  dutch lady ada kilang sendiri kat malaysia....so, utk diedarkan kat malaysia mmg buat kat kilang di malaysia.
tu pasal harga susu tu murah coz tak byr import punya tax.
Kilang dutch lady kat PJ 10 ekar luasnya...
Dutch lady antara susu yg terbaik my gynea bgtau...

my-alja

murah?......huhuhuhu
fresh pesturised, green box tu.....ada dlm rm4.90, 2 thn lepas
i guna yg UHT , blue box saja

Prettylady

murah la susu formula dia dari susu formula imported yg lain.

my-alja

Originally posted by Prettylady at 24-9-2008 08:20 AM
murah la susu formula dia dari susu formula imported yg lain.

noted...u r talking about formula
i was thinking about UHT, fresh milk

Prettylady

owhh....

amoy257

kat rumah saya pun minum susu UHT ni..anak saya memang suka.. tp dlm radio semalam pun ckp susu dutch lady takda apa2 masalah..

my-alja

Originally posted by Prettylady at 24-9-2008 08:33 AM
owhh....

i ingat u marah tadi....

my-alja

Originally posted by amoy257 at 24-9-2008 08:36 AM
kat rumah saya pun minum susu UHT ni..anak saya memang suka.. tp dlm radio semalam pun ckp susu dutch lady takda apa2 masalah..

memang yg nie plg sedap kann...antara brand UHT yg lain

libra_gurlz

nampaknyer kena ler bwk susu spare 4, 5 tin coz hubby nak pi china pas raya nnt.. ida and anak dara pun pegi gak.....

honeybee1802

knoe what..even skang ribena dalam botol tuh made in china tauu...ari tuh sajer belek2 botol tuh skali aku ngk ribena nih bg license kat kilang kat china...aku mcm meragui food safety dr china nehh..even in US aku rs farmed fish dia takleh msk..byk metal le gamaknyer...

amoy257

aah..anak aku tiap2 bln kena beli kat dia sampai 8 kotak besar tu..dah tu dgn susu Sustagen dia tu lagi..aduih..takpe janji dia minum susu, aku tak kisah..yg penting sihat..

kikilalat

mender nih sumer ban kat Singapore jer kan... sebab dorang nyer milk imported from China.

kat M'sia, yang tak bley makan ialah yg White Rabbit nyer gula2 tuh dgn Yili yogurt.

Mars bars, M&Ms, Snickers, Dove chocolates sumer okay... Dutch Lady kat M'sia pun dorang import susu dari NZ and Netherlands... kalo takut sangat, jangan minum susu Strawberry yg dalam botol plastik tuh. kalo dalam kotak still okay.


aku cedok dari the Star:

[quote]Dairy firms: Our milk products are safe


PETALING JAYA: Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad, F&N Dairies (M) Sdn Bhd and Mars Malaysia have assured consumers that their products do not contain melamine and are safe for consumption.

Dutch Lady Malaysia managing director Hans Laarakker said no Dutch Lady Malaysia products had raw materials sourced from China.

揗ilk products sold in Malaysia are manufactured in our factories in Petaling Jaya, or imported fully-packed from countries like the Netherlands and New Zealand,

marlisa_syazana

sib baik susu ducth lady xde pape...risau jg lisa tadi, sbb my twins minum ducth lady

kikilalat

LIST pf DAIRY PRODUCTS given the ALL CLEAR to be sold in Malaysia...

klik kat image untuk besarkan gambar...

kikilalat

Originally posted by libra_gurlz at 24-9-2008 09:08 AM
nampaknyer kena ler bwk susu spare 4, 5 tin coz hubby nak pi china pas raya nnt.. ida and anak dara pun pegi gak.....

Mead Johnson International ader keluarkan kenyataan akhbar... they said their formula milk kat Mead Johnson China pun takder traces of melamine. Sebab even yg China nyer Mead Johnson products are made from overseas nyer milk.