EU BOOSTS VIGILANCE ON CHINA DAIRY PRODUCTS AFTER MELAMINE SCARE
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is maintaining vigilance on imports of Chinese dairy-based products as concerns persist about their potential contamination with the chemical melamine. A ban was imposed on imports of such foods designed for infants or young children and systematic checks were ordered for other composite products containing milk and spot checks on processed foodstuffs with high protein content. Initially, member states were to systematically check only products with 15% or more milk content, but the European Commission said later: ...
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