PHILLIPPINES
The Phillippines is testing, and recently stopped a smuggle attempt of Chinese flour into their port. You may remember last year, flour products were part of the beginning of the melamine scandal:
DOH TESTS TO COVER more MILK IMPORTS — DUQUE
Melamine scare panics public, hurts business—Binay
09/30/2008
[Makati Mayor and United Opposition president Jejomar Binay yesterday warned that national government agencies are sowing panic among the public and hurting businesses with its “disorganized” response to the reported sale of milk products tainted with melamine in the local market….]
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20080930met1.html
THAILAND
Thailand temporarily bans 6 food products originating from China
ThaiNewsLand 26.09.2008 04:42
Oreo wafer sticks
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration immediately pulled six dairy products from stores’ shelves nationwide Thursday in order to examine possible contamination with an industrial chemical, melamine, blamed for sickening tens of thousands of infants and killing at least four in China.
http://www.thainewsland.com/?l=en&a=346784
WHO – SHANGAI
China milk scandal: WHO makes accusations as poisoning spreads
Five per cent of babies in Shanghai have been taken ill in China’s tainted milk scandal, say city health officials. As many as 10,000 children aged under three have symptoms of kidney stones, they say.
By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Last Updated: 11:32AM BST 27 Sep 2008
[The figures emerged as the World Health Organisation accused China of deliberately covering up the crisis. Nationwide, four children have died and more than 53,000 have fallen ill by drinking milk laced with melamine, an industrial chemical.
Dairy products, chocolates, sweets and biscuits have all been found to contain traces of melamine, which is more commonly found in plastic…..]
TAIWAN – HONG KONG
China tainted milk scandal: Cadbury confirms melamine and 22 arrested
Police have arrested 22 people accused of being involved in China’s tainted milk scandal.
By Agencies
Last Updated: 6:33PM BST 29 Sep 2008
[The arrests came as Cadbury recalled Dairy Milk bars and other chocolates from across the Far East after traces of melamine were found in its Chinese made chocolates.
State media Xinhau reported that more than 480lb of the industrial chemical melamine was seized during raids….]
GUAM – JAPAN
GUAM has Cadbury’s and four others on the list, but I hadn’t seen this one:
Koala Biscuits latest product to possibly carry melamine
By Michele Catahay
Published Sep 29, 2008
http://www.kuam.com/bm/news/koala-biscuits-latest-product-to-possible-carry-me.shtml
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