Lipton Involved In Melamine Scandal!

The latest major corporation involved in the Chinese melamine scandal is Unilever ( Lipton). Lipton has recalled 4 batches of their milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau.

The list is growing steadily of corporations involved and their products that contain melamine.

Here is a short list:

Unilvever- Lipton Green Milk Tea from the Taiwan market

Pocky Men's coffee cream coated biscuit stick, produced by Japan's Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

Two samples of coconut and walnut cakes manufactured by Tian Le Yuan Foods Co. Ltd. -
South China

Nabisco Ritz cracker cheese sandwiches and in rice crackers made by Danyang Day Bright Co- South Korea

Here is a link to a news story about this >>> Lipton Milk Tea Powder Recalled
When is this going to end? When is it going to reach us? What are your thoughts on this?

Cadbury Products Contain Melamine

Have you been cooking with or eating Cadbury products? Just to warn you, in case you haven't already heard, British based candy maker Cadbury has recalled 11 products sold in parts of Asia and the Pacific.

Seems they contain melamine too. Hmm... Makes you wonder, even though the US has put a ban on importing melamine tainted products from China, do you really think we haven't consumed anything made with it?

I think it is pretty far fetched to believe that we haven't. Or, if we haven't that it isn't sitting on grocery store shelves somewhere in the US. Maybe it is just a product we don't consume or like...

When I say we, I am talking myself. This is what I believe, they are my opinions and views, not the media. (That was my disclaimer!)

Back to the subject at hand.

Here is an excerpt from a news report on Yahoo! news:

"Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety said it tested six Cadbury chocolate samples, including two made at Cadbury's Beijing plant, and found them to contain less than 2.5 parts per million legally considered acceptable here. It did not say whether it was testing the other nine products being recalled."

In a nutshell, that means if Cadbury saw fit, they could do nothing and continue to market these products with the current amount of melamine in them. Luckily Cadbury does not see this as a good idea, and is continuing to stand behind their recall.

My guess is we are going to see quite a few more major corporations come out in the near future, stating what their involvement is with melamine in their products.

Here is a link to a news article about the recall >>> Medical News Today: Cadbury Recall

Stay tuned!

Please give me your comments on this issue, and how you feel!

Melamine, And What It Means To You!

I posted this story in my Need Dog Food Recipes? blog and Hodge Podge Blog, but I believe it is worthy of this blog as well since it has everything do do with cooking, food and ingredients! I am being very diligent about getting the word out about this problem.


Back in March 2007 there was a massive dog food recall. It was because of Melamine.

Melamine is a chemical used in fertilizers, and was found to be in quite a few brands of dog food. Melamine is not safe for human consumption, let alone consumption by our dogs.

Quite a few dogs died because of this contamination. Melamine poisoning causes kidney stones and kidney failure. The root cause of this contamination?

Two companies in China were using melamine as a filler in a product that was used in dog food. This product was then shipped to the U.S. and used by the majority of the dog food manufacturers.

Now, fast forward to September 2008. Melamine is back in the news again, and guess why?
A Chinese milk product has been contaminated with melamine!

At the time of this printing, 4 babies have died because of this product. World wide, the major concern is for candies. A lot of countries import snacks and candies made from milk and or milk products produced in China.

So, beware! The melamine scare isn't over yet!

Here is the link to the story>>>>> Chinese Dairy Imports Kill 4 Babies

The authorities are saying there is no chance melamine tainted products are making their way into the United States, I just don't believe it. Do you?

I will post more info as it comes in.

Please feel free to leave me comments about this, let me know how you feel about us importing Chinese products.