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Melamine Cookies Found in Netherlands

by Terri Potratz | September 30, 2008 at 03:37 pm

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Two kinds of Chinese-made cookies have been pulled of the shelves in the Netherlands beause they contained high concentrations of the chemical melamine. This latest recall is the latest addition to the list of melamine-tainted products being found in food products derived from China all around the world.

The Dutch Food Safety Authority said Tuesday the chestnut and chocolate flavored cookies from the "Koala" brand are now off the market because of their melamine concentration.

New melamine-tainted products are being announced on an almost daily basis.

In South Korea, officials say the chemical was found in Nabisco Ritz cracker cheese sandwiches and in rice crackers made by the Chinese company, Danyang Day.

Since the melamine scandal broke in early September, more than 50 governments around the world have either banned or recalled Chinese-made products containing milk.

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altrugon

at 16:03 on September 30th, 2008

Milk, candies, tea, cookies... what else?

Time to start my new garden and eat from there, but I'm not vegetarian :(

Terri Potratz

at 18:09 on September 30th, 2008

Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical melamine in the product, the company said Tuesday.

Unilever Hong Kong Limited described it as a precautionary measure and said no other Lipton Milk Tea Powder products were affected.

Yep, add tea to the list as well...it keeps growing and growing and growing...