Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (Philippines)

A miner checks the flooded tunnel where 13 miners were trapped when heavy rains seeped into it in Itogon, Benguet. In a nearby area, a landslide brought about by typhoon Hagupit killed six people.(Afp photo) THE Bureau of Food and Drugs (Bfad) 7 found one store with unmarked milk in downtown Cebu and asked it to stop selling the product, until lab tests confirm it’s safe to consume. So far, no melamine-contaminated milk has been found in Central Visayas, but Bfad 7 asked the public to choose carefully. “Look at the labels, the name of the manufacturer and where the product came from,” advised food and drugs regulation officer Grace Cardona. [full story]