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Chinese government orders massive recall of dairy products
The Chinese government on Friday ordered the mass recall of dairy products after the chemical initally only detected in milk powder was also found to be in regular milk, yoghurt and ice cream.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:16 September 19, 2008
- Customers return milk powder products at a supermarket in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province.
- Image Credit: AP
Beijing: The Chinese government on Friday ordered the mass recall of dairy products after the chemical initally only detected in milk powder was also found to be in regular milk, yoghurt and ice cream.
"All problem products have been banned from our stores," an executive at Jian-Mart, a popular supermarket chain said.
On Thursday night the Chinese government announced that three of the country's biggest dairy brands, Mengniu, Yili and Guangming, tested positive for melamine.
The government agency in charge of product quality supervision on Friday issued detailed findings from a comprehensive national check, showing 24 of the 295 batches it tested from the three dairies were contaminated.
"The manufacturers should of their own accord recall all products where melamine has been detected," the agency said on its website.
Melamine is normally used to make plastics but it can also make milk and other food products appear to have a higher protein content than they actually do.
In recent days it has become apparent that Chinese companies have been deliberately using Melamine to water down the milk in order to cut production costs.
Cui Hongchun, 36, expressed concern and fury over previously buying milk for his eight-year-old son from one of the suspect brands.
"I'm very worried about the milk we bought because it claimed to contain high levels of protein," he said. "I will sue them if the milk causes any problems for my boy."
Meanwhile, the Chinese government announced the arrest of 18 people with suspected involvement in supplying and adding Melamine to dairy products.
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