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[bassexpander]

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/09/117_31718.html

I've scoured every newspaper, and they're being particular about not naming brands, which scares me! What if it's that M- brand that everyone drinks?

[whatever]

Is there anything from C that doesn't contain chemicals?

[bassexpander]

And they've found it in vending machine coffee.... how much of that have you drank?

[poet13]

What about the instant coffee mixes? I drink those, not machine coffe, but as far as I'm concerned, they're exactly the same thing.

A product list would be very helpful....or healthful...

[Gollywog]

Let the candlelight mob protests begin.

Or is it too cold?

[bassexpander]

That's just the thing. They aren't mentioning any company names. They've seen what that will do to a company.

Let the cover-up and the back-room handing of white envelopes begin.

I have a feeling that we'll never hear about problems from certain companies associated with certain divisions of certain corporations.

That scares me.

[PeteJB]

Here you go: http://koreabeat.com/?p=2262

[PeteJB]

Here you go: http://koreabeat.com/?p=2262

[bassexpander]

Yonhap is saying that ... get this... imports of ice cream products shot up a massive amount. More than likely, the cheap milk was used in making Korean ice cream products, I'll bet. Eaten any Korean ice cream lately?


http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2008/09/27/52/0501000000AEN20080927000400320F.HTML

[bassexpander]

Getting into the KFDA website takes forever. It seems everyone wants answers, and they're not getting them. I hope there is a lot of fallout over this.

Here is a list of all products they know have Melanin so far. I added some English, although my spelling of the product name may be incorrect:

7. 카페메델린 [Cafe Madelin] 제조일자:20080905, 20080909, 2... 멜라민 검출 원료 사용 (주)아이에스씨 2008.09.26 1208

6 모카 카페테리아 [Mocha Cafeteria] 제조일자:2008.9.1, 2008.9.5, 2... 멜라민 검출 원료 사용 (주)아이에스씨 2008.09.26 1468

5 린저 카페테리아 [Rincho? Cafeteria] 제조일자:20080901, 20080902, 2... 멜라민 검출 원료 사용 (주)아이에스씨 2008.09.26 742

4 VEGETABLE CREAM POWDER F25 (식... 제조일자:2008.8.10, 유통기한:2... 멜라민 검출 (주)유창에프씨 2008.09.26 824

[Note: Vegetable Cream powder F25 is used in vending machine coffee. That's what I understood from yesterday's newscast, anyway.]

3 밀크러스크 [Milk Rusk] 20100102, 20080215, 20090415, ... 멜라민검출 (주)제이앤제이인터내셔날 2008.09.24 2608

2 미사랑 코코넛 [Misarang Cupcakes] 유통기한 08.12.01, 08.12.23까... 멜라민 검출 우려 해태제과식품주식회사 2008.09.24 2359

1 미사랑 카스타드 [Misarang Custard] 유통기한 08.09.24, 08.11.30, 0... 멜라민 검출 해태제과식품주식회사 2008.09.24 1872

[Gollywog]

From the Dumb Questions Department:

Is Korea also testing Korean milk and milk-related products for melamine, or just Chinese products?

In other words, is Korean fresh milk and powdered milk safe?

[bassexpander]

My wife finds it interesting that the only maker of products in Korea that has been raked over the coals for this is from Jeolla-Do. Many of you will understand the significance of that.

We walked though a local convenience store, and found SEVERAL major brands of different products containing milk that listed China as the origin of manufacture. That doesn't mean that they had melanin in them, of course, but it gives one pause.

A few big ones that stood out:

DOVE chocolate and Oreo products.

[bassexpander]

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/09/116_31770.html


By Kim Sue-young
Staff Reporter

The government and the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) agreed to strengthen food safety controls by better labeling imported foods.

People who produce or import tainted foods and ingredients and redeem fraudulent gains will face stiffer punishment, Rep. Ahn Hong-joon who heads a GNP policy coordination subcommittee said Sunday.

The measures came after mounting concerns over food safety triggered by melamine-tainted milk that made more than 10,000 infants across China sick and which has now been detected in South Korea.

Under the measures, food producers will have to take full responsibility when their foodstuff is found contaminated by toxic food additives or made in unhygienic conditions at home and abroad.

In addition, they must label the origins of imported and processed foods in foreign countries on the front of packaging with letters bigger than half of the brand name size to protect consumers' right to know.

When contaminated foods are reported, the government will inform the public of recalled items through subtitles on television Ahn said.

The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will release processes and results of a food safety test, and a food safety committee under the Office of the Prime Minister will directly collect tainted foods, he said.

Internet users are also encouraged to report tainted snacks by posting video clips on the committee's Web site.

The two sides also agreed to introduce the ``two strike-out system'' under which food makers ordered to suspend business for producing harmful food will either lose their license or be shut down if they violate the law twice in two years.

They decided to redeem benefits of profiteering producers and fine up to 10 times that of fraudulent gains, Ahn said.

As part of tighter food safety regulations applied especially for children's finger food snacks, the nation will allow food makers to use food additives confirmed safe by the European Union, the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States and Japan, Ahn said.

Apologizing for an insufficient food safety net, the lawmaker said his party will establish a standing committee for safe food soon and also seek to launch a parliamentary committee to deal with the issue.

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[Tobias]

If what is supposedly in these food packages is scaring you, it's probably time to start packing up.

What do you think is in yellow sand? Talcum powder? Think bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, plastic, and even feces.

Now take a deep, deep breath. Yeah, there ya go. MMMMMMM.

And the Chinese claim their air pollution problem will double by 2025 or so.

[sojourner1]

Dang, I knew that instant coffee is bad stuff by the bad taste and low quality. Maybe that's why some smart people are brewing coffee like Americans do. Yes, I'm in a small town and my PS brews coffee, but eats the worst lunch in the history of man and woman kind.