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Melamine ban extended to all food categories
By Zhang Xuanchen |
April 21, 2011, Thursday
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CHINA has extended its ban of melamine, a chemical often used to cheat protein tests but damaging to the kidneys, from dairy products to all food, authorities have said.
Any food containing melamine in amount of 2.5 milligrams per kilo is banned from entering the market, according to a statement released on the Ministry of Health's website yesterday.
The safety threshold for infant formula is set at 1 milligram per kilo.
Previously, the limit was applied only to milk, milk powder and other dairy products.
The new rule which took effect on April 6 was based on regulations set in 2008 after six children died and nearly 300,000 fell ill after consuming milk powder laced with melamine.
The chemical, originally used to make resins and plastics, was added to diluted milk to fool inspectors by giving a falsely high reading for protein level.
In a nationwide campaign to clean up the industry, China's quality supervisors ordered nearly half the country's dairy firms to halt production for failing to meet the national standards.
But tainted products popped up again last year, triggering the widespread alarm and promoting authorities to ramp up efforts.
Any food containing melamine in amount of 2.5 milligrams per kilo is banned from entering the market, according to a statement released on the Ministry of Health's website yesterday.
The safety threshold for infant formula is set at 1 milligram per kilo.
Previously, the limit was applied only to milk, milk powder and other dairy products.
The new rule which took effect on April 6 was based on regulations set in 2008 after six children died and nearly 300,000 fell ill after consuming milk powder laced with melamine.
The chemical, originally used to make resins and plastics, was added to diluted milk to fool inspectors by giving a falsely high reading for protein level.
In a nationwide campaign to clean up the industry, China's quality supervisors ordered nearly half the country's dairy firms to halt production for failing to meet the national standards.
But tainted products popped up again last year, triggering the widespread alarm and promoting authorities to ramp up efforts.
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