China's top quality inspection agency said on Saturday
that the latest samples tested negative for melamine, the industrial chemical
that contaminated milk products in china killing at least 3 infants and
sickened more than 50,000.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine said the ninth investigation showed no sample
contained melamine at any level over the limit newly set by the government.
The tested samples were taken from 532 batches of liquid
milk including yogurt from 69 brands in 23 major cities nationwide.
Thus far, 4,213 batches of liquid dairy
products from 131 brands manufactured after Sep 12 have been tested and none
was found contaminated by the chemical.
Melamine is an industrial ingredient commonly used in
widely used in plastics, adhesives, countertops, dishware, and white boards.
This chemical is in no way supposed to be in any foods.
Some businessmen in China used it in diluted
milk to keep the reading of protein content at a normal level.
The new standard limit for melamine that is allowed to be
present in dairy products was set on Wednesday. For infant formula, no more
than 1 mg melamine per kg is allowed. And no liquid milk and food products
containing at least 15 percent milk, the limit is 2.5 mg per kg.
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