Wednesday, October 15, 2008
41 more milk products found melamine-free
FORTY-one other milk products were tested negative for melamine contamination.
This brings to 110 the total number of products that have been cleared by the Department of Health (DOH) of the toxic substance.
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Three products from China, on the other hand, were found positive of melamine. These are: Jollycow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk (more calcium & Vitamin D), 1 Liter; Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk; and Mengniu Drink.
Based on the list released by the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) on Monday, the fourth batch of products that do not taint with melamine are: Anchor Fresh Milk, Caidenly Biscuits (Milk Flavor), Candyman Kendi Mint Chocolate Filled Center, Candyman Vi-Va Caramel Sweets Chocolate Filled Center, Dairy Champ Evaporada, DongGuan Bairong Chocolate Cream Biscuits, DongGuan Wanjiang Wan Fu Papaya Cookie, DongGuan Bairong Apple Biscuits, DongGuan Golden Paddyfield Giadenjy Biscuits, DongGuan Golden Paddyfield Little Biscuits, DongGuan Mayong Guang Feng Food, Engtian Layer Biscuits, Eugnitan Layer Biscuits, F&N Blue Cow Condensada, F&N Daisy Condensada, Farmhouse Skimmed Milk Powder, Fat & Thin Milky Soya Drink, Fudielai Biscuits, Keko Candy, Kyoto Cookies, and Liu Wei Bang Lollipop Candy.
Also are M&M's Minis Chocolate Candies, Mai Wei Su Cookies, Milky Soya Milk Drink (Chocolate), Milky Soya Milk Drink (Green Apple), Milky Soya Milk Drink (Melon), Milky Soya Milk Drink (Sweet Corn), Pengtian Thin Cracker, Pokka Soy 4 U Soy Bean Drink, Prime Roast Calcium Enriched Nutritious Cereal, Prime Roast Oligosacharide Nutritious Cereal, Sally Sikaoqi Milk Candy, Sally Sikaoqi Coffee Candy, Sukacita Little Bear Biscuits (Chocolate flavor), Suntree Coffee Candy, Tiong Hwa Soya Milk (unsweetened), Vitasoy Calci Plus Healthy Soya Drink (Low Sugar Hi-Calcium Low Fat Cholesterol Free), Yeo's Drink, Zhen Xin Sandwich Biscuits, Zhongshan Lewwa Food Jelly (Pudding), and Zhongshan Meihua Butter with Filling Cake.
The said products, according to the DOH, can now be consumed.
A temporary ban is imposed on all China-made milk and milk products amid the discovery in China that there are milk products found positive of melamine.
Melamine contamination in China had already downed about 54,000 Chinese while causing the lives of four infants after developing kidney stones. (FP/Sunnex)
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