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China bans NZ milk powder importsChina has halted imports of all New Zealand milk powder, New Zealand's trade minister said on Sunday, after bacteria that can cause botulism found in some dairy products raised food safety concerns that threatened its $9.4 billion annual dai More… |
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Milk powder 'better for food allergies'Having higher doses of milk protein in the form of dry powder substantially outperforms lower-dose therapy - a few drops of liquid milk extract under the tongue - for treatment of food allergies, a study said. Both approaches are designed More… |
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China milk powder blamed for premature growthChinese food safety officials are investigating reports that hormone-tainted milk powder has caused baby girls to show signs of premature sexual development, a Health Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Deng Haihua said his ministry took c More… |
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Saudi orders withdrawal of melamine milkSaudi Arabia has ordered the withdrawal and destruction of Chinese milk products proved to be tainted with melamine, state news agency SPA reported on Friday. Earlier this week, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority said harmful concentrations More… |
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Saudi finds melamine in milk powderSaudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority has found a batch of a milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China to be highly contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, the authority said on Wednesday. "(The) Product contains high concen More… |
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China milk powder stock seized in BahrainThree consignments of allegedly poisonous milk powder from China was seized at Mina Salman in Bahrain on Tuesday, a health ministry official said. 'We are carrying out detailed checks on the consignments and will release those only aft More… |
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Bahrain seizes milk powder from ChinaA consignment of milk powder from China has been seized at Bahrain's Mina Salman, amidst an international alert over deadly contamination. The 997 bags, of 25kg each, were destined for a company making milk and ice-cream, said a H More… |
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Fears grow over tainted Chinese milkFears are growing around the world about the safety of Chinese dairy products after thousands of babies in China fell ill from drinking tainted milk formula. Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Bangladesh, Gabon, Burundi More… |
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China probes milk powder in health scareChina has launched a nationwide probe into all baby milk powders after a contaminant linked to the deaths and illness of thousands of pets in the United States last year was found in one brand. Chinese authorities this week were investigat More… |
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Baby dies as China milk powder scare spreadsTainted milk formula has killed one baby and caused the development of kidney stones in dozens of others who may have drunk the same product, Chinese authorities concluded on Thursday, in a grim reminder of a milk-powder scandal that killed 13 inf More… |