Melamine Found in Fish Feed From China
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 15:00 CST
Safety officials in Hong Kong say they have found elevated levels of the industrial chemical melamine in fish feed from mainland China.
Melamine is a substance used to make plastics and other goods that is currently at the center of China's tainted-milk scandal.
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety says the fish feed from a company in Southeastern China contained a level of 6.6 parts per million of melamine, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Fish farms have been warned not to use the feed.
Last month safety officials found melamine in eggs imported from China, leading to concerns that the chemical may be present in other parts of the food supply.
In a related matter, Hong Kong officials told the Journal they are investigating the cases of two girls with kidney stones who had consumed melamine-tainted milk products and biscuits.
Source: United Press International
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