China Milk Controversy
Stay away from Chinese milk products, says BFAD
The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) on Friday advised mothers to stop buying Chinese milk products following reports that four children have died amid a China health scandal.
"I would advise the parents or mothers it’s better to probably buy milk brands from reputable companies…For the moment, stay away from [milk] products coming from China,” BFAD Director Leticia Gutierrez told ABS-CBN News Channel.
Probe finds 20 pct of China milk companies in scandal
SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Twenty percent of Chinese dairy firms probed in the wake of a baby milk health scare have been found to have produced melamine-tainted formula, state media reported on Tuesday.
Milk products are not the first items from China which raised health concerns in different parts of the world. Here’s our list of other controversial products from the Middle Kingdom...
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UPDATED: List of products being tested by the BFAD for melamine contamination
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