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Taiwanese baby milk powder contains killer bacteria

One more incident of contaminated food, from the Taiwan.This time it is the dangerous bacteria   Enterobacter sakazakii which may cause meningitis, inflammation of the brain's protective membranes,...

More U S States Plus the Virgin Islands Get Powder Letters

Eight more government offices have received envelopes containing suspicious powder."On Thursday the letters arrived in Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming....

Suspicious powder sent to Palin, Seven other Governors

Authorities are investigating a suspicious powder sent to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin."Similar suspicious mailings were addressed to seven other governors this week. It wasn't immediately clear if the letter...

Nestle Recalls Nesquik Powder

"Nestle USA is voluntarily recalling two production codes of Nestle Nesquik Strawberry Powder. The 21 ounce containers may contain small fragments of aluminum.The production codes effected are "82255880" and...

Powder-filled letter prompts Reuters to evacuate its New York newsroom

Reuters News Agency had to evacuate its NY newsroom after one of the company’s editors received a letter filled with mysterious powder.  The news agency had to evacuate 140 of its newsroom employees and...

China Says More Dairy Makers Have Contaminated Milk

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread each day. Today the country revealed that the number of dairy producers who have the contaminated milk is even wider than originally thought."China, embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that has killed four babies, said 15...

China detains 22 suspects over melamine mixing

" Police in the Chinese province at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday. Thousands of children have been hospitalised with...

Animals Sick from Melamine Tainted Milk

Two baby orangutans and a lion cub have fallen ill after consuming Chinese Sanlu milk contaminated with melamine.  After hearing about the mik scandal which has killed 4 Chinese babies and sickened over...

China arrests 12 in milk scandal

The milk scandal has sparked widespread anger among Chinese mothers, many of whom are reliant on cheap baby formula to feed their infants. Acting tough on the baby milk scandal Chinese Police arrested...

Melamine Milk Scandal Spreads to Europe

New milk powder tests are underway in Europe as regulators concluded that even though Chinese milk imports are banned within the European Union, there may still be contamination within products in Europe that pose...

Fourth Baby Dies As Milk Crisis Widens in China

A fourth baby is reported to have died in China's continuing and widening milk scandal. Tests found the chemical melamine in liquid milk produced by three of the country's leading dairy companies. Thousands of children have gotten ill from drinking the tainted milk. "A fourth...

Media Controls Over China Milk Scandal

The milk scandal in China is gaining more international attention as the situation worsens. Instead of being transparent, the China government started to enforce controls over media reports and broadcasts about the situation. People are starting to be concerned about this...

Fourth baby dies and 12 more people are arrested in China toxic milk scandal

International, especially in Indonesia scares about toxin and dangerous faults in its food and products in China."A fourth baby has died as the horror of China's toxic milk scandal led to 12 more arrests...

Infant formula from China contaminated

The Canadian Food Inspectiona Agency (CFIA) issued a warning about baby formula imported from China.  No baby formula from China is approved for import into this country, but the agency acknowledged that some might be found on the shelves of ethnic grocery...

Breaking:Two McCain Offices Receive Envelopes With White Powder, Threat; Sev...

UPDATE: In Colorado, Fox 31 reported: "Preliminary tests indicated the substance was not hazardous and sources tell FOX 31 the return address on the envelope was from an inmate in Arapahoe County who has a history...
 

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