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Melamine fears in imported vegetables from China into New Zealand and Australia...
The latest in the Melamine scandal that killed four babies and made another 55,000 seriously ill in China, may now have headed to Australia and New Zealand in the South Pacific where there are new fears of contamination in vegetables imported from China.
It is believed the melamine has resulted from fertilisers and pesticides used during the growing process. Tests are now being carried out by NZ and Australian authorities, 'Food Standards Australia New Zealand'.
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Melamine fears in imported vegetables from China into New Zealand and Australia...
The latest in the Melamine scandal that killed four babies and made another 55,000 seriously ill in China, may now have headed to Australia and New Zealand in the South Pacific where there are new fears of contamination in vegetables imported from China.
It is believed the melamine has resulted from fertilisers and pesticides used during the growing process. Tests are now being carried out by NZ and Australian authorities, 'Food Standards Australia New Zealand'.
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More than half of Chinese consumers say they mistrust New Zealand milk food products after the melamine milk contamination. What a bloody cheek - the contaminated milk powder was Chinese not New Zealand!
The connection between NZ and the melamine contaminated milk was the fact that NZ dairy giant, Fonterra, owns 43% of Sanlu, the company company involved. No NZ milk, I repeat no NZ milk was ever involved.
A consumers survey came up with a rather confusing set of comments, because NZ still comes out with a rating second behind the European Union and head of the US,Canada, Australia, Japan and China in that order.
Guilt by association undoubtably caused the result of the survey. NZ is involved with one of companies proven to have sold melamine contaminated milk.
Incidently melamine contaminated food products have found their way down to the South Pacific and the NZ market. They have been tested, taken off the shelves and the exporters involved has been informed of the decision.
There is no acceptable level ever of melamine in foodstuffs - it is an industrial chemical only!
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September 30th 2008 01:59
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September 27th 2008 23:15
Scientists have issued warnings to US legislators that the risks of brain cancer from cellphone use is real - people under 20 years are five times more likely to develop brain cancer from cellphone use.
These have come from David Carpenter, director of the Institute of Health and Environment at the University of Albany, who testified before the House sub-committee on domestic policy,"We must not repeat the situation we had earlier with the relationship between smoking and lung cancer." he said
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September 25th 2008 02:45
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September 18th 2008 03:57
The Chinese Sanlu/ Baidu milk scandal is despicable and disgusting to say the least - 3 dead babies, 150 with kidney failure and another 6,244 taken ill. Those responsible will ultimately pay with their lives in China!
It is so bloody embarrassing for us in New Zealand that our dairy food company Fonterra, the sixth largest in the world, has a 43% joint venture with Sanlu and kept things quiet for 45 days, before the New Zealand government spilt the beans on them and made the scandal public here
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September 17th 2008 02:56
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September 15th 2008 03:07
First published at Qassia:
NZ All Blacks rugby union team win pulsating match against Australian Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia
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September 15th 2008 01:42
First published at Qassia:
NZ All Blacks rugby union team win pulsating match against Australian Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia
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