http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/toxicchina/ en-us Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:11:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156484/posts China, fighting a health scandal over melamine found in milk and other food products, now says it is investigating melamine tableware, following reports it might be harmful to health when hot. Quality inspectors told Xinhua news agency they were organising tests of melamine tableware "following reports that some products contained poisonous ingredients." Melamine is an industrial compound used in making plastic chairs, countertops, tableware, flame retardants and even concrete. It was added by unscrupulous manufacturers to food to cheat nutrition tests due to its high nitrogen content. The melamine scandal has battered faith in China-made products, after a series of... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156484/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156503/posts PORT ST. LUCIE — Martin and St. Lucie counties are two of nearly a dozen counties where complaints of possible exposure to the contaminated drywall in new homes have arisen. The problem may have been sparked by drywall imported during the local construction boom of 2004 and 2005. Some common symptoms are irritated eyes, coughing, sneezing, difficulty breathing, and symptoms similar to bronchitis and asthma. The contaminated Chinese drywall may be emitting one of several sulfur compounds including sulfur dioxide or hydrogen sulfide. While exposure to fumes from sulfur dioxide can create irritation and breathing disorders, exposure to hydrogen sulfide... TC Palm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156503/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:51:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154472/posts Industry experts and businesspeople in China say that the industrial chemical has been routinely added to fish and animal feed to artificially boost protein readings. Reporting from Los Angeles and Shanghai--Melamine in Chinese-produced milk powder has sickened hundreds of thousands of children and added to a growing list of made-in-China foods banned across the globe.Now, some scientists and consumer advocates are raising concerns that fish from China may also be contaminated with the industrial chemical. China is the world's largest producer of farm-raised seafood, exporting billions of dollars worth of shrimp, catfish, tilapia, salmon and other fish.The U.S. imported about... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154472/posts#comment Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2140911/posts 90 Percent of U.S. Infant Formula May Be Contaminated with Melamine; FDA Abruptly Declares Chemical Safe for Babies Saturday, November 29, 2008 by: Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor Key concepts: Melamine, Infant formula and The FDA (NaturalNews) Up to 90 percent of the infant formula sold in the United States may be contaminated with trace amounts of melamine, the toxic chemical linked to kidney damage, according to recent tests. The FDA's test results, which the agency hid from the public and only released after the Associated Press filed a Freedom of Information Act request, showed that Nestle, Mead Johnson and Enfamil... NaturalNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2140911/posts#comment Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:05:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114783/posts SOUTH Korea has ordered 23 tonnes of Chinese processed egg products to be destroyed after they were found to be tainted with melamine, the latest in a series of health scares blighting the 'made in China' brand. The move comes after South Korea found melamine in 10 Chinese dairy products earlier this month and ordered them to be taken off shop shelves. Tens of thousands of Chinese children have fallen ill and at least four have died from drinking milk formula contaminated with melamine, which has since been found in a series of drinks and foods and led to products... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114783/posts#comment Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110586/posts Connecticut officials say cookies made in China that were contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine were found at a West Hartford food shop, and they're warning people not to eat them. The Department of Consumer Protection says its investigators found Koala's March creme-filled cookies at A Dong market on Friday, and testing showed melamine amounts above limits set by the federal government. SNIP Michigan-based Lotte USA Inc. is recalling the cookies from U.S. shelves and says it's not aware of any illnesses associated with the products. Connecticut officials say they suspect other stores in the state may have been selling... Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110586/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:14:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106831/posts Extremely high concentrations of pesticide have been detected in a pack of frozen green beans imported from China by Nichirei Foods Inc., the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government announced Wednesday. The beans were found to be contaminated with high levels of the organic phosphate pesticide dichlorvos. A 56-year-old housewife in Hachioji, western Tokyo, was hospitalized Sunday after she started eating the beans before spitting them out. The metropolitan government said the beans were ingen green beans and the package contained 250 grams of them. The ministry is warning customers not to eat this brand of... The Yomiuri Shimbun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106831/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:08:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100479/posts Brazil bans Chinese food products 10/08/2008 | 02:56 AM BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil says it is indefinitely banning all Chinese food imports due to safety concerns. Brazil's food safety officials say Tuesday they are acting in light of the four Chinese children killed and 54,000 sickened by contaminated milk products. The milk crisis is China has led nations around the globe to ban or recall Chinese products. The ban will have little effect on the food supply in Brazil, which imported just US$120 million in food products from China last year. GMA News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100479/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:18:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097420/posts Melamine Found in Chocolate Products From China South Korea's food watchdog has detected quantities of melamine, an industrial chemical, in chocolate products from foodstuff giants Nestle SA, Mars Inc. and South Korea's Lotte that were manufactured in China, Yonhap News reported Saturday. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said 2.38 parts per million (ppm) and 1.78 ppm of the toxic substance was discovered in samples of M&M's Milk and Peanut Snickers Fun Size products, respectively, from Mars Korea. A Kit Kat bar from Nestle Korea was also found to contain 2.89 ppm of melamine, the agency said. The... Korea Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097420/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:47:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093014/posts Cadbury recall all chocolate made in China over fears it may contain contaminated milk British chocolate giant Cadbury today ordered a recall of its Chinese-made products after revealing tests have ‘cast doubt’ on its safety. It is feared the sweets could contain melamine-laced milk, which has been blamed for killing four children in China and making around 50,000 ill. The 11 recalled confectionery items - made at Cadbury's factory in Beijing - are distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia. Doubts: 11 products distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia were recalled ....Authorities say suppliers might have added melamine, which... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093014/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:08:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092985/posts WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine. The Food and Drug Administration said the products were recalled by King Car Food Industrial Co Ltd "due to possible contamination with melamine." MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092985/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:22:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092004/posts A Burlingame company is recalling a candy product after the California Department of Public Health warned consumers Friday of a harmful chemical compound detected in some candies. White Rabbit Candy, sold by the Burlingame-based Queensway Foods Company, is being recalled after testing detected the presence of melamine in some candies at levels up to 520 parts per million, according to the department of public health. The candy was produced by China, which has been associated with contaminated infant formula and other milk protein products containing melamine. The harmful compound has also been associated with a large recall of pet food,... CBS5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092004/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:23:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090422/posts Two baby orang-utans and a lion cub have become the latest victims of China's contaminated milk crisis. The animals, at at Hangzhou Zoo near Shanghai, developed kidney stones after being fed milk powder tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. bbc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090422/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:12:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089944/posts Australia and New Zealand issued recalls Thursday for an imported Chinese candy that was found to contain the industrial chemical melamine. New Zealand Food Safety Authority spokesman Geoff Allen said Thursday morning that he expected the White Rabbit Creamy Candies to be off shelves within 24 hours. "This product contains sufficiently high levels of melamine which may, in some individuals, cause health problems such as kidney stones," deputy chief executive Sandra Daly said in a statement posted Wednesday on the agency's Web site. "The levels we have found in these products are unacceptable." International Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089944/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:28:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089093/posts China's Tainted Food Products Only Harm the Average People, High-Ranking Officials Have Their Own Specially-Supplied Food Sources By Sep 20, 2008 - 7:22:49 PM China's Tainted Food Products Only Harm the Average People, High-Ranking Officials Have Their Own Specially-Supplied Food Sources While China's food security crisis has resulted in Chinese people fearing that nothing is safe to eat, a source has revealed that China has always had one special source of food and supply network: that which serves national Communist Party and government officials. This food is specially produced, transported, and examined, according to especially strict standards. On August 18,... Boxun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089093/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:20:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088430/posts Melamine in pesticides, human food chain - experts HONG KONG, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Melamine, a chemical that has tainted milk formula and made thousands of Chinese children ill, is used as an agricultural pesticide in China and may have been part of our food chain for a long time, experts said on Tuesday. Chan King-ming, associate professor of biochemistry at the Chinese University, said cyromazine, a derivative of melamine, was very commonly used in China as a pesticide. "It is absorbed into plants as melamine ... of course it is already in our food chain and animal feed," Chan... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088430/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086117/posts CHINA'S poisoned milk disaster widened yesterday, with the Government's food safety agency announcing that 10 per cent of the liquid milk it has tested is contaminated, as well as 14 per cent of the baby formula. Hong Kong's food watchdog has also discovered pollutants in Chinese ice cream and yoghurt. China's whole food chain appears to be under some threat of contamination as a result, with tests now being extended to animal feed. A team of 31 lawyers operating in 14 provinces and cities of China yesterday offered to represent for free the parents of sick babies in legal actions... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086117/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:58:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999846/posts FUNTASTIC is recalling about 26,000 sets of "Hillbilly Teeth." The gray surface paint on the teeth contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. This recall involves a 2-pack fake Hillbilly Teeth with item # 2657. The item number is printed on the packaging. The gums are brown and the teeth are yellow. The false teeth were sold at grocery, drug, convenience, and mass retailers nationwide from March 2005 through March 2008 for about $2. They were made in China. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact FUNTASTIC for information on receiving... Consumer Affairs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999846/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:38:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982889/posts Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being abandoned by their owners and sent to die in secretive government pounds as China mounts an aggressive drive to clean up the capital in preparation for the Olympic Games. Hundreds of cats a day are being rounded and crammed into cages so small they cannot even turn around. Then they are trucked to what animal welfare groups describe as death camps on the edges of the city. The cull comes in the wake of a government campaign warning of the diseases cats carry and ordering residents to help clear the streets of... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982889/posts#comment Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983045/posts (SEOUL) - South Korea closed schools on Monday and its factories producing memory chips stepped up safeguards, as a choking pall of sand mixed with toxic dust from China covered most of the country and other parts of Asia. The annual "yellow dust" spring storms, which originate in China's Gobi Desert before sweeping south to envelop the Korean peninsula and parts of Japan, are blamed for scores of deaths and billions of dollars in damage every year in South Korea. It issued a yellow dust warning at the weekend. On Monday, school districts in southeastern regions urged parents to keep... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983045/posts#comment Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:48:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982309/posts When ordering seafood, many of Russell Hohnerlein's customers have the same question: Where did it come from? Hohnerlein, manager of The 4th of May at 444 Ocean Blvd, St. Simons Island, never has to check a daily serve list to answer. "All our seafood is local. Always," he said. Should Sen. Ronnie Chance, R- Fayette, have his way, Hohnerlein won't have to field this question much longer. The answer will be visible to the eye – right there on the menu. Senate Bill 533, introduced by Chance Wednesday, would require restaurant menus to carry a label on all seafood items... The Brunswick News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982309/posts#comment Sat, 8 Mar 2008 03:48:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976383/posts WASHINGTON – While China continues to promise to impose higher safety standards on exports, a WND study shows two of every three products recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission last year were Chinese imports – with an upward trend of defective, unsafe products found in every quarter of 2007. The CPSC recalled a total of 447 products for safety concerns last year. Of those, 298 were manufactured in China. Only 62 were made in the USA. The rest were made in other countries. In 2006, the CPSC recalled a total of 467 kinds of products – 221 of which... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976383/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:23:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974909/posts China investigates exporter of 'contaminated eel' (Xinhua) Updated: 2008-02-22 14:41 BEIJING -- China and the Republic of Korea are to jointly investigate how Chinese frozen eel exports came to contain carcinogenic malachite green, a fungicide banned in food production in China, according to a statement from China's quality watchdog on Friday. Chinese investigators had found no information about the producer, identified by the Republic of Korea media as Jiangxi Yichun Eel Industry Development Co. Ltd, said the statement from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ). The producer had not registered with China's import and export inspection... China Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974909/posts#comment Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:14:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973902/posts Last Updated: Thursday, 21 February 2008, 11:21 GMT US to take own food to Olympics By James Reynolds BBC News, Beijing China's Olympic food China has expressed regret that the US has decided not to trust its food during this summer's Olympic Games. The US delegation has said it is planning to bring its own food for American athletes. At a news conference in Beijing, a senior official, Kang Yi, said it was a pity that the US had apparently decided not to trust China's food. Ms Kang insisted that the food served to athletes at the Olympics would exceed... BBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973902/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974075/posts China has expressed regret that the US has decided not to trust its food during this summer's Olympic Games. The US delegation has said it is planning to bring its own food for American athletes. At a news conference in Beijing, a senior official, Kang Yi, said it was a pity that the US had apparently decided not to trust China's food. Ms Kang insisted that the food served to athletes at the Olympics would exceed international health standards. For China, a good Olympic Games means cheering spectators, record-breaking performances and athletes and fans all sitting down to enjoy some... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974075/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:31:16 GMT