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China sets melamine levels for milk products

BEIJING (AP) -- China on Wednesday announced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Wed, Oct 08 2008

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20 Oct 08 visit The whole world against China for its killing milk & product  »  YouTube videoThe whole world against China for its killing milk & products! Australia ordered the recall of a milk drink and cake brand from stores, after tests showed they were contaminated with melamine, bringing to six the number of Chinese-made products withdrawn...
08 Oct 08 visit China sets limit on melamine levels in dairy products  »  People's Daily New dairy safety standards are released in China following a contaminated milk powder scandal that sickened tens of thousands of babies. A chemical known as melamine was intentionally added to diluted milk to make it seem high in protein content....
09 Oct 08 visit Limits set on melamine levels  »  People's Daily The authorities yesterday set standards for melamine levels in milk and associated food products to allay fears following a contaminated milk powder scandal. The limits were set at 1 mg per kg for infant formula, and 2.5 mg per kg for other dairy...
02 Oct 08 visit New tests find melamine in 31 Chinese milk batches  »  People's Daily Additional 31 batches of milk powder were found to contain melamine while most products of this kind on the market were safe, the country's food safety watchdog said Wednesday following a nationwide special check on the chemical. The State...
20 Sep 08 visit HK tests no more dairy products from mainland tainted  »  Shanghai Daily ALL the 47 samples of dairy products, including milk, milk beverage, milk powder, yogurt and condensed milk, were free from melamine, Hong Kong testers said yesterday. The Center for Food Safety of Hong Kong (CFS)...
19 Sep 08 visit HK testers: No more dairy products from mainland tainted  »  People's Daily All the 47 samples of dairy products, including milk, milk beverage, milk powder, yogurt and condensed milk, were free from melamine, Hong Kong testers said Friday. The Center for Food Safety of Hong Kong (CFS) released the latest batch of test...

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