contamination

The melamine contamination in China could impact upon the profitability of international companies. One such example is Nestle, as the company mounts a security and public relations effort to control the quality and reputation of its products:
“The head of European food giant Nestle said Friday the company had mounted a “sizable effort” to ensure [...]

The problem with the chemical melamine can to international attention when thousands of household pets died from contaminated food. Recently there has been concern about melamine being added to milk in China. Now comes reports that melamine is throughout the food chain:
“The toxic chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal [...]

The chemical melamine has been implicated in the recent tainted milk scandal in China. Now melamine has been found in eggs and egg products from China:
“…Testing of animal feed, chicken meat and eggs will also be introduced.
Hong Kong scientists found excessive levels of melamine in one brand of mainland eggs on Saturday.
The [...]

The chemical melamine has been implicated in another disaster in China. This time, thousands of dogs have died:
“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 [...]

Thousands of household pets were sick or died from contaminated pet food. The chemical melamine was found in pet food ingredients from China. This is the same chemical that is implicated in the contaminated milk recall that is ongoing currently in China. There has been a court ruling on the lawsuits for [...]

The contaminated milk recall in China and internationally continues. In China, it is an overall recall:
“BEIJING - China is ordering all liquid and powdered milk manufactured before Sept 14 to be taken off the shelves for melamine testing, the first time it has issued a blanket recall of products since the tainted dairy scandal [...]

The list of products contaminated with Chinese milk is increasing. Heinz has recalled products:
“…”In order to reassure consumers about the safety of Heinz products, Heinz has made the strategic decision to switch our milk supply in China and Hong Kong to non-Chinese sources,” the company said in a statement. “We are testing all dairy [...]

The fallout from the contaminated milk scandal has become international and impacting on milk related products. The chemical melamine, which has caused illness in tens of thousands of Chinese children and which has caused some deaths, has been found in products exported from China:
“Indonesia’s health ministry said melamine had been detected in 12 food [...]

In China, the number of children who are ill from contaminated milk powder continues to increase:
“A third infant has died in China after drinking contaminated baby milk powder and more than 6,200 are ill, the country’s health minister said today.
The number of children suffering after being fed products tainted with melamine, a chemical used [...]

It seems like déjà vu. It is yet another pet food recall. Mars Petcare has issued a recall because of salmonella concerns:
“Several brands and varieties of dry dog and cat food have been recalled by Mars Petcare because the food may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella called Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund. A [...]