Mengniu Dairy Products Test Positive for Melamine in China
Posted on: Thursday, 18 September 2008, 12:00 CDT
Arla Foods has said that its Chinese joint venture partner, Mengniu Dairy, is among the dairies in China whose products have tested positive for melamine, a chemical that can cause kidney stones.
According to the company, these products have now been recalled and production at the joint venture company Mengniu Arla's milk powder factory has been temporarily suspended.
Mengniu has begun an investigation into the company's entire product range, including Mengniu Arla's. The authorities' conclusions so far are that the chemical was added to the milk at the many milk collection depots, which are independent of the dairies.
Three out of 28 of Mengniu's samples have tested positive for melamine. All three products date from January 2008. Mengniu has not received any complaints from consumers who may have fallen ill as a result of the contaminated products.
Source: Datamonitor
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