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Corporate greed, import liberalization, and lack of priority to local food production and to ensuring food safety are to be blamed for the entry of melamine-contaminated products in the Philippines.
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The World Health Organization said Friday that tiny traces of the chemical melamine are not harmful in most foods, but it joined the U.S. and EU in setting a strict...
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The World Health Organization said Friday that tiny traces of the chemical melamine are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula, but it joined the U.S. and EU in...
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Last week, Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk and Mengniu Drink, which have labels written in Chinese character, were found to contain traces of the toxic industrial chemical....
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Chinese police have detained six people suspected of producing and selling melamine. The arrests were made during an investigation into melamine contamination at Yili...
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A veteran Filipino journalist based in China said that the melamine milk scandal was already known to some Chinese officials as early as December last year but failed...
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AP, Washington
Tiny traces of melamine, the chemical that has set off a global food safety scare, are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula, government experts said Friday.
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Eating a tiny bit of a melamine, the chemical responsible for a global food safety scare, is not harmful _ except when it’s in baby formula, U.S. food safety...
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said only Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk and Mengniu Drink, which have labels written in Chinese character, were found to contain traces...
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Federal regulators say eating a tiny bit of melamine is not harmful, except in baby formula.
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Taiwan’s health minister said Thursday that six Nestle milk products were banned from sale after they were found to be tainted with melamine. The tainted items,...
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A chemical blamed for sickening infants in China has been found in candy on American shelves.
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The Hong Kong Market in New Haven, Conn., seen here Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 is one of four stores in Connecticut where candy containing melamine was found.
