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Tainted milk, yogurt, ice cream on sale in HK China's deadly baby milk scandal has sparked the recall of all Yili products from Hong Kong stores after eight of them were found to contain the same industrial chemical that has killed four infants and sickened 6,200 more in the mainland. The recall - which covers milk, yogurt, ice cream and all other products made by Yili Industrial Group - comes after tests in Hong Kong found melamine in eight of the company's products. The crisis deepened last night with Chinese state television reporting that melamine had been found in milk from three of the country's biggest dairies. Government inspectors found 24 of the 295 batches it tested from dairy companies Mengniu, Yili and Guangming were contaminated, CCTV reported. Hong Kong officials have warned against consuming any Yili products and are so concerned about the situation that they have ordered tests to be carried out on all imported milk powder for babies and pregnant women within the next week. The stepped-up action against tainted milk products came on the same day as the mainland reported the death of a fourth child in Xinjiang. Beijing has also expanded tests to include all livestock feed to track down any trace of melamine contamination in an attempt to allay concerns of a problem in the wider agricultural sector. In Hong Kong, the Centre for Food Safety found melamine in eight samples of Yili products. The results were from tests on 30 of the 40 milk products from 22 problematic mainland companies. "We urge people to stop taking all relevant brand [Yili] milk products now," the center's controller, Constance Chan Honyee, said.
Children aged two or below would exceed their tolerable daily intake if they consumed two glasses of the Yili highcalcium low-fat milk beverage, she said. Yili last night expressed its "deep regret for any distress which may have been caused to Hong Kong consumers." The company also said it is investigating the reasons for and source of the contamination of its products. All importers, including Eugina Limited, which imports Yili ice cream and ice-bars, have been asked to stop importing the brands involved. Chan said other mainland milk products, including Mengniu, will not be recalled before tests results are out within the next few days. "Our decision is based on laboratory results," she said. She assured residents that all baby milk powders sold in Hong Kong are international brands that said they do not use mainland ingredients. However, the center will still conduct tests on them before the end of next week. Chan also said there is no reason to believe the contamination has
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gone into meat despite the mainland's decision to test cow feed. "Our test priority is in milk products, we'll also look into the mainland investigation results. If there's a reason to believe the contamination is in fertilizer, we'll also test meat," she said. Meanwhile, mainland police arrested 12 more people in Hebei yesterday, bringing the total number of suspects in custody to 18. Six allegedly sold melamine, while the other 12 were suppliers accused of selling contaminated milk. Suppliers to the dairy companies are believed to have added the chemical melamine, normally used in plastics, to watered- down milk to make it appear higher in protein. The Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has revoked the inspectionfree status on milk. At least two producers, Mengniu and Yili, had enjoyed "inspection-free" status on some products.
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Two new patients as cake, sweets go on tainted list The number of Hong Kong children found with kidney stones rose to four as the industrial chemical melamine believed to be responsible was found in cakes for the first time. In addition, 365 children have been referred to special assessment centers after displaying symptoms related to kidney problems. The Centre for Food Safety said tests on Four Seas Cake (strawberry flavor) showed more than twice the permitted amount that became effective yesterday. The chemical was also found in White Rabbit Creamy Candies. The center urged the public to stop consuming these items and said importers had agreed to recall the products. A spokesman said no one will be prosecuted since the samples were collected before the amendment setting the melamine limit at 2.6 parts per million for nondairy products came into effect. The two new kidney patients, aged nine years and 29 months, were living in the mainland. The nine-year-old, who has been drinking two to four packets of Mengniu milk (250g) purchased in Shenzhen everyday for the past four years, was admitted to a private hospital in Hong Kong last Saturday. He has since been discharged and is now in stable condition. The 29-month-old boy had been drinking Sanlu and Yili milk since he was eight months old. He was examined at Kwong Wah Hospital outpatient clinic on Monday and remains under treatment. About one-quarter of the 1,328 children seeking evaluations at the 18 general outpatient clinics yesterday were referred to the seven special assessment centers for further checkups after
displaying symptoms related to kidney problems. None of the children, however, required hospital admission. The symptoms involved blood in the urine, a small amount of urination, discomfort when urinating or bad temper. Secretary for Food and Health York Chow Yat-ngok said a task force will study the number of Hong Kong-born children living in the mainland. The center hotline's, 2125 1133, has received 2,148 inquiries, with 651 callers claiming they or their children had consumed tainted milk products. Of these, 157 claimed to have symptoms of renal problems. A 16-month-old child in Macau, who was fed Nestle milk powder, has been diagnosed with a kidney stone.
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