Thread: Chinese Imports of Contaminated Infant Formula

Farmers blamed for contamination
15 hours ago

Investigators believe dairy farmers added a dangerous chemical to milk that has been linked to kidney stones in infants and one death in China, state media said.

The government vowed "serious punishment" after China's biggest milk powder producer recalled 700 tons of baby formula. The official Xinhua News Agency said the powder was tainted with melamine, a chemical used in plastic.

The producer, Sanlu Group, knew about the contamination on August 6 but refrained from telling the public, according to a report on the Caijing business magazine website. Reports said Sanlu kept silent because some grocers refused to return tainted powder, but did not say why that prevented a public warning.

Authorities are questioning 78 people suspected in the contamination, Xinhua said.

"The suspects added water to the milk they sold to Sanlu to make more money," Xinhua said, citing deputy mayor Zhao Xinchao of Shijiazhuang, the city where Sanlu is based. "They also added melamine so that the diluted milk could still meet standards."

A separate Xinhua report said investigators believed dairy farmers were to blame.

Reports claim the chemical might have been added to make the milk's protein content appear higher.

Sanlu managers were not available for comment.

In Washington, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid Chinese infant formula, though a New Zealand dairy co-operative that owns part of Sanlu said it believed no tainted powder was exported from China.

US authorities said Chinese formula is not approved for import into the US but might be sold at ethnic grocery stores.
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I heard that....kidney stones and the whole nine yards.

So this is probably primarily in speciality stores in the states? Like in china town?

US authorities said Chinese formula is not approved for import into the US

THANK GOD! THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IVE HEARD FROM OUR GOVERNMENT THAT MAKES SENSE IN A LONG TIME!

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Tiawan is China's biggest enemy. China HATES them!

I say it was on purpose. We'll be next!

Something else awful from China. Our government takes such risks in its many associations with China, and thankfully this did not come to the United States.

Ephesians 4:32