Melamine News
On this page, you will find archived news on melamine from many different sources. I'm not going to be posting everything there is, but only the ones that I think interesting.
Melamine scare worries Asia's trick-or-treaters
AP - October 31, 2008
As the busiest night for kids descended on some Asian households Friday, many parents were spooked by a real threat lurking inside candy, especially those made in China — the industrial chemical melamine...
Jacobina biscuits recalled due to melamine
North Country Gazette - October 31, 2008
Everlasting Distributors Inc., Bayonne NJ is initiating a nationwide recall of all their 3.88oz (110gm) packages of Fresh and Crispy Jacobina Biscuits because it may be contaminated with melamine...
Taiwan bans China protein powder due to melamine
Reuters India - October 29, 2008
Taiwan has banned protein powder from China after tests found contamination, adding to a list of Chinese products that the island has halted amid a tainted milk powder scandal, local media said on Wednesday...
Singapore adds 20 more imports to its melamine list
The New Straits Times - October 26, 2008
The city-state has discovered the industrial chemical melamine in 20 more products from Malaysia and China, taking its total to 33, authorities said...
Six more arrests over melamine-tainted Chinese dairy products
China View - October 23, 2008
Police in north China have arrested six men on suspicion of adding fake protein formula to fresh milk supplied to Mengniu, one of the country's biggest dairy companies...
Melamine Chemical Found In Chinese Egg Powder In South Korea
Bernama - October 22, 2008
The South Korean government said Wednesday that it found minute traces of the industrial chemical melamine in five products containing Chinese egg powder, which is used to make sauces and seasonings...
1,500 dogs dead after eating melamine-tainted food
NZ Herald - October 20, 2008
China - Some 1500 Chinese dogs have died after eating melamine-tainted animal feed, the latest contamination involving the chemical in a scandal that has sickened tens of thousands of babies and raised questions about the prevalence of the toxin in the country's food chain.
Australia recalls products in tainted milk scandal
The Associated Press - October 19, 2008
Australian officials ordered the recall of a milk drink and cake brand after tests showed they were contaminated with melamine.
Crime link to tainted milk
Stuff - October 18, 2008
Organised criminal gangs could have been behind the tainted milk that brought down Fonterra's Chinese venture, government documents reveal.
International conference in Taipei discusses melamine issue
Taiwan News - October 17, 2008
The Department of Health (DOH) convened a conference Thursday at which international experts discussed policy and control measures for the prevention of melamine contamination of food.
Melamine-tainted milk a “good thing”
Asia News - October 17, 2008
Company officials say scandal enabled them to “improve the quality” of their products.
FDA slow to react to melamine dangers
Press Democrat - October 17, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled a small number of Chinese-made products. But some lawmakers and consumer advocates say the FDA's measures don't go far enough and have been too slow in coming.
5,800 babies still in hospital due to toxic milk
China Daily - October 16, 2008
China's Ministry of Health announced here Wednesday that 5,824 infants are still receiving treatment in hospital nationwide for kidney diseases caused by tainted powdered milk.
Trying hard to forget a kid killed by tainted milk
China Daily - October 15, 2008
Then health officials suddenly arrived at the family's rural home last month with shocking news: Milk contaminated by an industrial chemical might have killed their son. On Monday, the Yis filed a lawsuit against the company at the heart of the scandal.
