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[Cheonmunka]

[wylies99]

It's fraud and now the fraud is killing people.

[wylies99]

You can now include Lipton, Pocky, M&M's and Snickers.


http://www.startribune.com/world/29978054.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bulsJi2YT9U

[wylies99]

Add Lotte products to the list-

Lotte Cream Cheese Cake found melamine in Hong Kong
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/01/content_10139322.htm

�Koala's March Chestnut Cookies 270 g (10 x 27 g)

�Koala's March Strawberry Creme 270 g (10 x 27 g)

�Koala's March White Chocolate Creme 270 g (10 x 27 g)

�Koala's March Chocolate Creme 270 g (10 x 27 g)

�Koala's March Chocolate Creme 50 g

�Koala's March Strawberry Creme 50 g

�Koala's March White Chocolate Creme 50 g

http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=853091

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/510075

Kaiser Strawberry Dressing Pretzel

UPC 4 710757 036608

Approx. 40 g

Kaiser Choco Dressing Pretzel

UPC 4 710757 036301

50 g

[brento1138]

I have this wonderful looking Cadbury bar in my kitchen. I bought it a week ago in some store... it says "made in Australia." But there are Chinese characters on it too... I kinda want to eat it...

But I'm afraid of the toxic chemicals.

But it looks so good.

Hmmm.

Umm... if I eat this, will I die?

Seriously considering taking the risk...

[Cheonmunka]

I wrote to Cadbury Aussie three days ago and got a reply about their products that are imported to Korea from Australia:

"Dear .........

Thank you for your enquiry regarding our products.

As quality and safety are the highest priorities for Cadbury Schweppes we
have been monitoring the developing situation with regard to the
contamination of dairy products with melamine in China with concern and the
greatest sympathy for all those affected.

As a precautionary measure, we have decided to voluntarily withdraw from
the Australian market 180g Cadbury Eclairs candy bags that were
manufactured in China.

We are undertaking this voluntary withdrawal as a precaution to maintain
our high quality standards.

This voluntary withdrawal does not affect any other Cadbury products in
Australia.

Chinese dairy products are not used in any of our other Cadbury products we manufacture in Australia.

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.


Kind regards
CADBURY SCHWEPPES

....................
Consumer Services
Ref No: 1098841"

So, I ca now eat my blocks of Dairymilk from the frig.

[wylies99]

Multinationals Caught Up in Melamine Scandal
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810020012.html

The Chinese melamine scare is spreading worldwide as the substance was found in food products and drinks made by leading multinationals.
Melamine was detected in Ritz Sandwich Crackers by the U.S.� largest confectioner Nabisco and Unilever�s Lipton milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau. In Indonesia, melamine was found in M&Ms and Snickers made in China by Mars.

The firms say the situation is different in Korea. �Whereas the products sold in Hong Kong and Macau use diary ingredients made in China, the ones sold in Korea use milk products made by Korean companies, so there will no problem,� a Unilever Korea spokesman said.

But consumers are not reassured. Confectionary industry insiders say multinational food companies will be more affected by the melamine crisis than domestic firms because most of them have their main factories in China.

Already leading products are being pulled off the shelves. The main branch of the Lotte Department Store has halted sales of Snickers, Dove Chocolate, M&Ms Chocolate, Mentos and KitKat. Chun Ho-young, chief merchandiser at Lotte Department Store, said, �Even if the products are from leading manufacturers, if they use ingredients made in China, we are not considering resuming the sales of the products until they are deemed safe.�

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[wylies99]

Are all of the products actually being pulled off shelves or is this recall voluntary?

I have noticed A LOT of the listed products still on store shelves.

[sojusucks]

Cheonmunka wrote:

[princess]

Well, now there are problems with toxins being in 3 different kinds of coffee sold here. It isn't melamine, but it is some other toxin. I saw it yesterday on the Korea Herald webpage. Trinidad coffee was one brand, and I don't remember the other two. These are all made in Korea coffees.

[Cheonmunka]

Sojusucks Wrote:

Cheonmunka wrote:
Quote:
Look at the American auto industry. They produce a product responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people...


Cheonmunka wrote:
Quote:
The problem here though is not globalisation but the fact that big corporations can get away with stuff like this. [/color]

Actually, I didn't write either of those.

[sojusucks]

Sorry about the incorrecty attributtion. I didn't see an originating poster mentioned.

[wylies99]

[Teelo]

Hmmm. Guess I should buy a few blocks of chocolate from the Dunedin factory before I leave NZ then...