Enough is enough!!! - Friggin China!!

stella6979 wrote: Just wanted to post this so everyone is aware. Especially since Halloween is right around the corner.

HONG KONG, China (AP) -- British chocolate maker Cadbury on Monday became the latest foreign company to be hit by China's tainted milk scandal, ordering a recall of its Chinese-made products after saying tests "cast doubt" on their safety.


A researcher in Wuhan last week checks for melamine in milk samples collected from stores.

Two U.S. food makers were meanwhile investigating Indonesian claims that high traces of the industrial chemical melamine had been found in Chinese-made Oreos, M&Ms and Snickers, but stressed the same goods had tested negative in other Asian countries.

They said they were looking into all possibilities, including counterfeiting.

The milk scandal erupted earlier this month when China's public learned that melamine, which is used to make plastics and fertilizer, had been found in milk powder and was linked to kidney stones in children. Contamination has since turned up in liquid milk, yogurt and other products made with milk.

Four deaths have been blamed on the bad milk and some 54,000 children have developed kidney stones or other illnesses after drinking tainted baby formula.

Countries across Asia have removed items from shelves or banned them outright.

Myanmar added its name to the list on Monday, saying dairy items from China would be barred from entering its military-ruled country. The Philippines warned exporters they would be locked out of its market if they did not fully disclose the origins of their products. Watch how far the scandal has spread »

"Of course it's always good to have evidence rather than just speculate, but we will have to shift the burden of proof to them because our duty is to protect public health," Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in laying out the new regulations.

Cadbury, the British candy maker, said in a statement issued by its Singapore office Monday that tests had "cast doubt on the integrity of a range of our products manufactured in China."

It was not immediately clear whether they revealed melamine, but Cadbury said it had recalled 11 chocolate products made at its factory in Beijing which are distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia.

Hong Kong's government ordered that the chocolates be immediately removed from shelves.

U.S. companies Kraft Foods Inc. and Mars Inc. said they would adhere to a recall order of Chinese-made Oreo wafers, M&Ms and Snickers in Indonesia, but said they wanted to conduct their own tests with outside experts.

So far only a local agency has checked the products for melamine, but the levels found were considered very high.

"We have asked our trade partners and retailers to suspend the sales of our products in accordance to the agency's order," Mars Indonesia spokesman Bondan Ardi said.

Hong Kong supermarket chain PARKnSHOP also pulled its Chinese-made Oreo, M&M and Snickers products as a precaution, spokeswoman Pinky Chan said

msoulz replied: Are our Oreos Chinese made? I don't recall seeing country of origin on food, but then, maybe I am not looking.

Thanks for the info Shelly - I'll be looking now.

ZandersMama replied: googleing now thank you so much

stella6979 replied:
I'm really not sure Mary, but it seems like EVERYTHING is made in China nowadays.

msoulz replied:
I hear you. I do wonder about the labeling requirements. Zandersmama, please let us know if you come up with something!!

Kirstenmumof3 replied: Wow I'm in shock! I had no idea that those products were made in China. This is such a terrible thing to be happening and those poor children that are already sick. I can't possible understand how a Country that size does not have the same safety policies as Canada and the US.

stella6979 replied: I did find something on Nabisco which is the maker of the Oreo and it looks like that company is located in Chicago and also someplace in Canada. China does make an Oreo wafer though.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: We just arent safe anymore
And it takes 1000s of ppl getting sick before we find out about these awful things

Crystalina replied:

Hmm, I have an idea! How about making them in the USA? Oh wait. The company would then have to pay higher wages to make their product safer. We can't have that now can we?

punkeemunkee'smom replied: HOLY !!!!!! This is so why there needs to be a COA label on everything now! I have never been a huge fan of boycotts but I am so boycotting China!

MommyToAshley replied:

I agree, I think food should have the country in which is it manufactured/produced. This is ridiculous.

What about the M&M's too.. how do we know if they were made here or in China? I guess we will be skipping Halloween this year.

Boo&BugsMom replied: !&*@&^*&^@#&&^$#*@%% China!!!

grandma replied: So much that is sold here is actually imported from foreign countries, buying products from the US has become a challenge.
Not to long ago I got a list of MI made products and I take it to the grocery store with me. I try to buy as much as I can of those MI products. I got the list on MICH.Gov.
I also do the same with household appliances and ofcourse we buy MI made cars (Fords).

lisar replied: Thanks for letting us know.

grandma replied:
You're so welcome Lisa!

I should have added this note that was printed on my MI Products List:

"If every household started spending just $10 per week of their current grocery budget on locally grownn foods, we'd kekep more than
$37 million each week circulating within Michigan's economy."

Crystalina replied:
DH and I have tried buying only American and it is indeed a challenge. It started with our flag. Something is just wrong when you can't find an American made American flag.

grandma replied:
yeah, that one really peeves me!

jcc64 replied:

We drive the market, guys, companies just follow the money. If people start buying American-only products, trust me, the businesses will follow. But in these lean economic times with food prices skyrocketing, most people are still going to go for the cheapest price, bottom line, and that will always be offshore.

gr33n3y3z replied: My M&M's were made in the USA well at least thats what the bag says

Just remember you have a choice to buy USA

BAC'sMom replied: Scary stuff

A&A'smommy replied: THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL US!!!!!