Hong Kong discovers eggs tainted with melamine

Hong Kong discovers eggs tainted with melamine
Oct 28, 2008 03:24
BLUESKY001 Points: Join Date: Nov 9, 2007 Status: offline	Hong Kong government announced Saturday that excessive levels of melamine were found in eggs imported from northeast China. The extra-large “Select Fresh Brown Eggs” were found to contain nearly twice the legal limit of melamine. The brand eggs were imported form the Dalian Hanwei Enterprise Group to Hong Kong. Altogether, 1.6 billions were consumed each year in Hong Kong, and 60% of the eggs were imported from mainland China. In mainland China, Shanghai anounced Sunday that they could closely test eggs sold in the supermarkets.

Oct 28, 2008 03:24

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Hong Kong government announced Saturday that excessive levels of melamine were found in eggs imported from northeast China.

The extra-large “Select Fresh Brown Eggs” were found to contain nearly twice the legal limit of melamine. The brand eggs were imported form the Dalian Hanwei Enterprise Group to Hong Kong.

Altogether, 1.6 billions were consumed each year in Hong Kong, and 60% of the eggs were imported from mainland China.

In mainland China, Shanghai anounced Sunday that they could closely test eggs sold in the supermarkets.

Oct 28, 2008 07:02

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According to the Sun (Tuesday, Oct 28), China knew of tainted eggs in September. The melamine is believed to have found its way into the eggs via animal feed fed to the chicken, according to the official. Eggs produced by the Hanwei Group in Dalian were found to be tainted with melamine in tests carried out by Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (officials in the Southern Chinese territory said over the weekend).

Oct 28, 2008 15:24

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Melamine here, melamine there, melamine everywhere; when is all of this going to end?
Some genius out there in " la la land" could make a mint in RMB or $$ or whatever currency by developing an "at home" test kit for melamine in foods.
Government agencies(in whatever country) are suppose to be guarding the public against this crime but it appears that not much is being done or, if so, the lag time is too great.

Oct 29, 2008 21:58	#3
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	The latest reports indicate that more tainted eggs have been discovered in three provinces in mainland China. What else have been contaminated by melamine? Which kind of food is safe enough to eat?

Nov 17, 2008 19:54	#4
GUEST12092	Actually, it looks like someone finally has. I found this today. :-) http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081117/NEWS/811171007/1002?Title=Local_woman_creates_melamine_home_test_kit

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