China sets limit on melamine levels in dairy products

So according to Chinese talking heads,
melamine "seeps into" food from packaging ?
Any companies in North America willing to test
their foods for "seeped in" melamine levels ?

Hey, great idea China. I'm glad they did this othewise some chilren might have gotten ill. Say honey, you want a put a lock on that gate. The horse has been gone for days.

Silly me. I thought Melamine was an artificial substance that cows don't eat.

Therefore, the proper level of Melamine in Milk should be 'none'. What's the appropriate level of plutonium allowed in bottled water?

Fools. I'd boycott Chinese milk, but it's nearly impossible. It was even found in Canada in candy, and instant coffee mix.

WTF

Way to go China. The solution would be zero melamine in all food products, but hey, when you've got 1.3 billion hungry mouths to feed who gives a shit about a few dead people..........right. Your doing the Chairman proud there folks.

The Government of Canada continues to take action in collaboration with international food safety regulatory officials, at the border and within Canada to protect the safety of the Canadian food supply from the hazards posed by potential melamine contamination of milk or milk-derived ingredients in products for sale in Canada.

The presence of melamine in food at very low levels is known to occur on occasion due to environmental exposure (e.g., from packaging or processing). The presence of low levels in food is not indicative of adulteration and at such levels does not pose a health risk. In other words, detection of melamine in a food product does not automatically indicate that there is a risk to human health.

For the purpose of differentiating between the presence of low background levels of melamine in food and the problem of intentional adulteration, Health Canada has set the following interim standards for melamine in products containing milk and milk-derived ingredients:

Infant formula and sole source nutrition products, including meal replacement products
Maximum of 1.0 part per million (ppm*)
Other food products containing milk and milk-derived ingredients
Maximum of 2.5 ppm*
[*These levels will apply to a combined concentration of melamine and cyanuric acid (a chemical generally found together with melamine).]

It remains Health Canada's policy that levels of potential contaminants in infant foods should be kept as low as reasonably achievable.

These interim standards are set to ensure that all age groups and segments of the population are protected and were developed using a consistent approach adopted by other food regulatory agencies in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Should new scientific evidence become available, Health Canada's risk assessment will be reviewed and the interim standards will be re-examined.

Testing results that are above interim standards will be assessed to determine what action is appropriate. Based on the assessment, product action will be initiated ranging from removing packages from retail (when there is very little or no risk to human health) to a recall with public notification for a product that represents a higher risk.

Health Canada and CFIA collaborate on determining the risk and the best mitigation strategy. Test results are considered as are other factors such as usual levels of consumption and what groups are most likely to consume a certain product (, different level of risk for infants than for adults). It is important to note that no melamine was detected in the testing of infant formula samples available for sale in Canada.e.g.

The CFIA is testing a targeted range of products containing milk and milk-derived ingredients from China that could be in Canada. More than 150 products have been tested so far. Any product found to contain melamine at levels at or above the standards will not be allowed for sale in Canada. Other actions may be taken depending upon the risk to human health. Products that have tested positive at levels higher than the interim standards are listed below. This table will be updated as the CFIA investigation continues.

Product Name Country of Origin Distribution Action Taken
Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins may be Contaminated with Melamine China National Consumer Advisory
(2008-10-08)
Four Seas Cake (strawberry) - 5 packs China British Columbia and Alberta Recall from retail
(2008-10-06)
Four Seas Cake (chocolate) - 5 packs China British Columbia and Alberta Recall from retail
(2008-10-06)
Kaiser Strawberry Dressing Pretzel Taiwan Ontario Consumer Advisory
(2008-10-01)
Mr. Brown 3 in 1 Coffee Products Taiwan National Health Hazard Alert
(2008-09-30)

Last Updated: 2008-10-08

Other products may have been recalled, but not tested, due to the possibility of melamine contamination (e.g., some exporters in other countries have notified Canadian importers or companies of potential contamination and those companies have voluntarily recalled product). Please visit the main melamine page to see a list of all recalled product.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption in Canada of any of the products listed above.

A Border Lookout is in place to look for products that contain milk or milk-derived ingredients or finished food products that could contain these ingredients from Chinese sources. When products meeting those criteria are identified, they are referred to the CFIA for further investigation. The Government of Canada is also working with its international partners to identify product at risk that could be available on store shelves.

The only solution is not to buy any products that include Chinese food products in them. And a lot of corporate stuff has Chinese food products in it. Buy local, that's the only way to avoid this crap.

Good to see the free market gone wild isn't it? Government is the problem indeed!

The Chinese were putting it in their watered down milk so it would pass their protien tests. The fact that a couple of thousand children died or got sick juat got in the way of profits.

Riden are you really a moon bat?

I hear they will be adopting Canadian Standards. 1%(most expensive), 2%(priced for the upwardly mobile), Homo(the Poor).