Melamine found in 18 more food products

Oct. 3, 2008

Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the industrial chemical melamine in 18 food products imported from China and three other countries and has ordered them recalled and destroyed, officials said Friday.

Melamine found in eggs from China

HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Food safety officials in Hong Kong say they found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in another batch of eggs from mainland China.

Trace levels of melamine called safe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says trace amounts of melamine and other toxic chemicals found in infant formula tests are considered safe.

FDA finds trace of melamine in formula

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said U.S.-made baby formula was safe despite finding "trace levels" of the toxic chemical melamine in a sample.

China says powdered milk tests as safe

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Chinese health authorities say samples of milk powder have proven safe in the latest inspections for the industrial chemical melamine.

FDA to test Chinese imports with milk

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Milk-containing Chinese imports will be held at the border until tests prove they aren't contaminated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

Melamine found in fish feed from China

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Safety officials in Hong Kong say they have found elevated levels of the industrial chemical melamine in fish feed from mainland China.

China goes after tainted feed producers

BEIJING, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities say they're cracking down on producers of animal feed after finding the chemical melamine in eggs.

Melamine found in Chinese eggs

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Melamine, the chemical behind the tainted milk scandal in China, has been found in a brand of eggs, officials in a northeastern Chinese city said Wednesday.

Melamine found in Hong Kong eggs

HONG KONG, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Hong Kong officials say they have found eggs from mainland China and crackers from the Philippines containing the chemical melamine.

Arrests made after tainted milk discovery

HOHHOT, China, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Six men have been arrested in northern China after the discovery of milk products containing the chemical melamine, an official says.

Group: No melamine in new milk powder

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Recent tests of the newest milk powder products manufactured in China have been clean of the chemical melamine, a quality group says.

China: Latest samples pass melamine test

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say the latest tests of milk samples from the country's dairies revealed melamine content well below accepted limits.

Tainted Chinese dairy products in Italy

ROME, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Milk and yogurt from two Chinese stores in Italy tested positive for the chemical melamine, a government official announced Thursday.

Canada recalls China-made sour milk drink

OTTAWA, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to drink Mengniu-brand strawberry flavor sour milk beverage due to possible melamine contamination.

YILI-brand beverages are recalled

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of YILI-brand sour milk drink and pure milk drink due to possible contamination with melamine.