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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next >> According to Sundlof, none of the five manufacturers that supplies infant formula to the United States uses any milk or milk products from China. But, there's a chance that contaminated infant formula may be circulating in Asian communities in the United States.
"We have conducted over 1,890 visits around the United States to local Asian markets looking for infant formula from China, and to date, we have not found any," Sundlof said. "Sometimes these products arrive by mail from relatives," he said.
Because melamine is a component in plastics, Sundlof said, "There is melamine dinnerware, cups, and even Formica countertops contain melamine. But the amount of melamine that actually transfers from those products into the food is very, very small."
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Many American consumers first became aware of melamine contamination last year when tainted pet food from China killed more than 4,000 dogs and cats in the United States.
In determining its risk assessment standards for melamine contamination, the FDA concluded that levels of the chemical less than 2.5 parts per million are safe, Sundlof said. "If you had 1 million grains of sand, and they're all white sand, and you had two grains that were black -- that's what that means," he said.
The White Rabbit Creamery Candy recalled in California for melamine contained levels of 500 parts per million, Sundlof said.
On Friday, a New Jersey company said it was recalling a yogurt-type drink from China called "Blue Cat Flavor Drink," after FDA testing detected melamine, the Associated Press reported.
The outbreak of melamine contaminated milk products from China has spread to several nations, primarily in Asia and the Pacific region.
Vietnamese officials recalled and destroyed 18 food products from China. In the Philippines, two melamine contaminated milk products from China were found among 30 tested, the AP reported Friday.
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