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Melamine tableware health risk

CHINA is expected to add a melamine test to its quality inspection of tableware after an industry expert warned that substandard tableware made with melamine may pose a health risk. The Ministry of Health and the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Nov 23 2008

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16 Apr 09 visit China further cracks down on tainted melamine tableware  »  People's Daily China's quality supervisor said Wednesday that it is organizing a new round of inspections on tableware containing melamine after finding use of poisonous materials in such products. Started on Tuesday, the inspection will last until May 15 as a...
18 Jan 09 visit Melamine tableware tests spark controversy  »  Shanghai Daily CHINA'S top quality watchdog has criticized the competence of the International Food Packaging Association to test tableware made from melamine, and said such articles produced by licensed companies were up to standard. ...
31 Dec 08 visit China inspects melamine tableware after dangerous ingredients reported  »  People's Daily China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the top quality regulator, told Xinhua on Tuesday it was organizing tests of melamine tableware, following reports that some products contained poisonous ingredients. ...
08 Oct 08 visit Chinese health officials reopen probe into alleged infant melamine death  »  People's Daily Health authorities in northwest China have reopened an investigation into one of the four infant deaths suspected to be related to the consumption of milk products tainted with industrial chemical melamine. The health department of Xinjiang Uygur...
08 Dec 08 visit Melamine limit meets WHO norms  »  People's Daily The country's existing limits for melamine in baby milk food and other dairy products need not be changed going by the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guideline. Taking 10 mg melamine a day is not harmful for a person who weighs 50 kg, according...

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