I've wanted to write about things that matter to me, and what i think people who read my blog should know what's going on. Like this melamine incident. Yeah, i have 2 entries on it.
And, in a weird twist, it has affected me.
I was thinking that i should just read up if there's any update on the China-made products. And i got so freaked out by what i read:
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5 more China-made products found tainted with melamine
SINGAPORE: Five more China-made food products sold in Singapore have been detected to contain the industrial chemical melamine.
Two are flavoured milk and three are confectionaries containing milk powder as an ingredient.
They are: Dutch Lady Banana Flavoured Milk; Dutch Lady Honeydew Flavoured Milk; Silang - House of Steamed Potato - Potato Cracker; Puffed Rice Rolls - Butter Corn Flavour; and Puffed Rice Rolls - Cheese Flavour.
The latest findings bring the total number of affected products to eight.
The other products that were earlier found to be contaminated with melamine are Yi Li Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection; Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured Milk; and White Rabbit Creamy Candy.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) says the public need not be unduly concerned as it has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China since 19 September.
AVA also says only low levels of melamine were detected in the affected products. Consumers have to consume large quantities of the contaminated products over a prolonged period of time to have any potential ill effects on health.
For example, an adult weighing 60kg needs to eat 13 packs of Silang House Steamed Potato crackers daily for an entire lifetime to be affected by melamine contamination.
Similarly, a child weighing 30kg will need to eat six-and-a-half packs of the potato crackers for the ill effects of melamine to take root.
For enquiries on affected products, consumers can call AVA's hotline at 63257625 during office hours (8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday).
For health concerns associated with the ingestion of melamine, consumers can call Ministry of Health's hotline at 1800-2254122.
Consumers can also visit AVA's website for more information.
Two are flavoured milk and three are confectionaries containing milk powder as an ingredient.
They are: Dutch Lady Banana Flavoured Milk; Dutch Lady Honeydew Flavoured Milk; Silang - House of Steamed Potato - Potato Cracker; Puffed Rice Rolls - Butter Corn Flavour; and Puffed Rice Rolls - Cheese Flavour.
The latest findings bring the total number of affected products to eight.
The other products that were earlier found to be contaminated with melamine are Yi Li Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection; Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured Milk; and White Rabbit Creamy Candy.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) says the public need not be unduly concerned as it has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China since 19 September.
AVA also says only low levels of melamine were detected in the affected products. Consumers have to consume large quantities of the contaminated products over a prolonged period of time to have any potential ill effects on health.
For example, an adult weighing 60kg needs to eat 13 packs of Silang House Steamed Potato crackers daily for an entire lifetime to be affected by melamine contamination.
Similarly, a child weighing 30kg will need to eat six-and-a-half packs of the potato crackers for the ill effects of melamine to take root.
For enquiries on affected products, consumers can call AVA's hotline at 63257625 during office hours (8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday).
For health concerns associated with the ingestion of melamine, consumers can call Ministry of Health's hotline at 1800-2254122.
Consumers can also visit AVA's website for more information.
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Oh my God! When i caught the House of Potato Cracker, there was a jerk in my mind. Instintively, i open my cabinet and quickly take out a packet of the biscuits which i remembered it sitting in my cupboard.
To make it really 'best' ah, i have 2 packs of it. Both packets has 20 small packets. And i have consumed like half of each pack.
I've bought the 2 packs of biscuits at $3.55 at Sheng Siong about a month ago (it was on a special offer). They are actually quite good u know, esp the Potato and Tomato. It feels like u are eating potato chips (and ever since i started eating it, i've swore off potato chips). Which i took it as a substitute.
And yes, they have a milky taste.
For a healthier snack, i didn't know that it can be a possible product that could harm me. =( I'd figure the reason why it kena the 'quarantine' from consumers is mainly because of where it came from. And there's milk powder in the ingredients. No melamine can escape the tests lah, if u ask me.
Milk products from China is really an accursed thing for this season. I shall steer clear of China-produce milk products.
Will milk products from other countries be safer? That we are not sure. Though it could be "Made in XXXXXX" but the base milk components may come from China, which is not understood in the labels. Then how?
To conclude, these 8 products are to be recalled due to tested postive for Melamine:
- Yili Yoghurt Ice-cream
- Dutch Lady Flavored milk : Strawberry, Banana, Honey Dew
- 大白兔奶糖
- Silang House of Potato Biscuits (all flavors including Original, Tomato and Potato and Taro)
- Puffed Rice ball : Butter corn flavor, Cheese flavor.
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