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Got Milk?
The milk scandal in China, still reads like a horror story. Six babies poisoned and dead, 300,00 thousand babies still critically ill and grieving mothers crying at their precious baby's death beds. The poisonous... 
China Adopts Food Safety Law
BEIJING - China's legislature has enacted a new food safety law Saturday, to go into effect on June 1st. The National People's Congress has approved the law, which will ensure food safety "from the... 
Food Scares Don't Alter Behavior
Food scares don't cause us to change our eating habits, according to recent studies. In recent years, though there have been numerous food awareness issues ranging from salmonella to listeria, melamine to mercury. ... 
Tainted Milk Trials Continue; Dairy Companies Pay US$160 Million
Two more men are on trial for the melamine-tainted milk scandal in China. So far seventeen suspects have faced court charges over the nation's high-profile food safety case. "Brothers Geng Jinping and Geng Jinzhu... 
Ministry: China steps up pre-Lunar New Year food safety
The campaign would focus on seven provinces, including Hebei where the milk contamination scandal began, ministry spokesman Mao Qunan told a news conference. "Groups and individuals who have broken the law will... 
China Milk Scandal Companies Text Message Apology to Millions
In the wake of a guilty plea by 66-year-old Sanlu chairwoman Tian Wenhua in Chinese courts, the 22 companies involved in the melamine milk scandal apologized to millions of mobile users on January 1st via text... 
created by Terri Potratz | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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Chinese Tainted Milk Scandal CEO Pleads Guilty, Could Face Death
The former CEO of Sanlu Group, Tian Wenhua, plead guilty today in a Chinese court to charges of producing and selling fake or substandard products in the melamine tainted milk scandal. He could face the death...
China Dairy Boss Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case
The trial of the chairwoman of the now bankrupt Sunlu Group, a Chinese company at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, started today. Sixty-six year old Tian Wenhua has pleaded guilty to charges of... 
Chinese Dairy Bankrupt after Tainted Milk Scandal
Dairy producer Sanlu Group, at the center of a melamine scandal in September which sickened nearly 300,000 and killed at least 6 babies, has filed for bankruptcy. " A court in Shijiazhuang, China, where the company... Christmas Cocoa Recalled Due to Melamine Risk
Three hot cocoa products have been recalled by the US FDA because they may contain harmful levels of the toxic chemical melamine, which sickened thousands of children in China earlier this year and sparked food safety concerns worldwide. Dorsey Marketing in Quebec, Canada... Poisoned Milk Still Getting to US From China
"Poisoned milk from China continues to make its way into the United States, according to press releases (1, 2) this past fortnight from the US Food and Drug Administration. Products containing melamine have been found to still be arriving in America, months after the Chinese... 
Canadian Firm Recalls Gourmet Cocoa Products for Melamine
Alida Antonia Cornelius December 20, 2008 The Saudis found melamine in their Nestle's Milk Drink a few weeks ago. Americans, who shop at Big Lots and and Shopko, may find melamine in their Christmas cocoa, or they probably have already ingested the products, since they were... 
created by Art_By_Alida | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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508 views | 18 recommendations | 2 comments
Canada Adopts Melamine Standards Set by World Health Organization
Canada has lowered their standards for what an acceptable daily melamine intake level is, matching the standards set forth by the WHO. Canada is the first country to amend health and safety regulations in...
created by Terri Potratz | 52 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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WHO Establishes Tolerable Levels for Melamine
The World Health Organization, in a meeting in Ottawa this past week, has now set up a tolerable daily intake (TDI) standard for melamine in food and drink. "The World Health Organization says an... 
FDA sets 'safe' levels for melamine in baby formula
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come up with what it considers an acceptable threshold for the presence of melamine (and other toxic agents) in baby formula. Were I a parent (or an infant!), I'd... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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513 views | 16 recommendations | 9 comments
