FDA blocks import of Chinese milk products
<http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/13/china.melamine.milk.fda/index.html?eref=rss_latest>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/13/china.melamine.milk.fda/index.html?eref=rss_latest Story Highlights * FDA begins blocking China milk products to ensure contaminant-free products * Over 53,000 infants in China sickened by infant formula containing melamine * Melamine has been added to Chinese milk formula to boost appearance of protein * Over 13 countries have reported finding contaminated milk products from China [] * [] [] Read * [] [] VIDEO * [] [] EXPLAINER (CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration has begun blocking the import of milk products from China in an effort to ensure that products contaminated with melamine do not enter the U.S. market. Over 53,000 infants in China were made ill after consuming infa Over 53,000 infants in China were made ill after consuming infant formula containing melamine. [] The agency, in an alert posted Wednesday on its Web site, ordered the "detention without physical examination of all milk products, milk-derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the presence of melamine and/or melamine analogs." The agency listed dozens of products, including cereals, snack foods, cheese, ice cream, carbonated drinks, candy, puddings and pet foods as potentially contaminated with melamine, which is used in the manufacture of plastics and fertilizer. The agency said it learned in September that more than 53,000 infants in China became sick after consuming infant formula containing melamine. Nearly 13,000 were hospitalized and at least four died of illnesses involving the formation of kidney stones and crystals and related complications, it said. It said water is added to milk to increase its volume, and melamine is added to the mixture to boost its nitrogen content so that it appears to contain more protein. Don't Miss * China seizes melamine-tainted feed * Chinese shoppers shocked by tainted food scandal * China: More eggs found containing melamine * 'High level of melamine' in two Cadbury products * Melamine found in 18 more food products "These contaminated milk components appear to have been dispersed throughout the Chinese food supply chain," the agency said. More than 13 countries in addition to the United States have reported finding contaminated milk products from <http://topics.cnn.com/topics/China>China, the <http://topics.cnn.com/topics/Food_and_Drug_Administration>FDA said. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
