Monday, September 29, 2008

China Milk scare


In a past few days, China Milk products were now pull out in the market due to melamine content reports. There were a lot of Chinese kids who are suffering and even dying from consuming China milk products. This Chinese milk products manufacturers is a very large company that distributes its products around the world to big companies that manufactures milk. Philippines is one of the countries that patronizes and uses its milk products. You can see a lot of milk products that are made in China displayed in local market and also in the grocery stalls in the big malls but right now the government warns the public to stop buying China milk products for they might have melamine content that can do harm to our body system. They directed sellers to pull out China products immediately to avoid people from consuming. The BFAD (Bureau of food and Drugs) is getting samples of all milk products that are made in China for melamine test purposes. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the country’s main business group, on Monday told its members to refrain from importing any China-made dairy and milk products amid the contaminated milk which killed four infants in China and caused thousands of others to fall ill.

In a statement, PCCI president Edgardo Lacson said the group is supporting the government’s decision to ban the importation and use of Chinese products with milk content.

“Immediately, PCCI issued an advisory to all its members and local chambers to avoid purchase and consumption of any dairy products from China until the DOH (Department of Health) issues a clearance that it is safe to consume such," the group said.

The Bureau of Food and Drugs earlier imposed a ban against all China-made milk as a precaution against melamine, which ha been found in formula and other milk products.

Melamine is an industrial chemical used to make plastic products and fertilizer.

Lacson also emphasized the necessity to strengthen the monitoring of substandard products coming in and going out of the country to ensure that only products with good quality are sold in the market.

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