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New information keeps coming in about the milk crisis in China. The FDA has issued a warning against consuming Mr. Brown label products and White Rabbit Creamy Candy based on a recall of melamine tainted goods in Taiwan and China.
This is the first indication of the milk crisis affecting our buying habits here in America, so it’s especially important to get our facts straight on this one.
Despite the warnings, the FDA still has found no traces of melamine in any goods entering the United States. These advisories were put out as a precautionary measure since major global food companies have been touched by the ongoing crisis.
They are still on the lookout for any dangerous imports, but so far there have been no hazardous products found or any cases of illness reported in the U.S. Though some blogs have blown this news wildly out of proportion.
While the situation is still very serious and requires vigilance, all indications show that the FDA is acting responsibly by trying to head off even the remote possibility of unsafe groceries hitting supermarket shelves. They are doing a commendable job thus far.
It’s an unavoidable fact of life that a globalized food market means that we’re never completely isolated from problems on the other side of the world. But it’s important to rely on reliable information to find out what those problems are and how fully they may affect our families.
October 1st, 2008 at 7:31am
Some new facts:
Kraft Foods and Mars will suspend sales of Chinese-made Oreo cookies, M+Ms and Snickers bars in Indonesia. As a precautionary meaure, Cadbury has recalled 11 types of chocolate bars made at its factory in Beijing and sold in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia.
But all three companies said no tainted Chinese-made products are sold in the US.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:19pm
I got an E-mail today that some melamine-tainted Halloween candy, sold recently at Costco, has been recalled. Further snooping on my part revealed that this recall was only in effect in Canada. Supposedly, this candy has not been sold in the United States:
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/coins.asp
Regardless, it’s a good time of year for us to be vigilant.
October 28th, 2008 at 11:19am
Thanks Jublke. I just posted the same warning above, with a link to a photo of the candy.