A year before the 2008 scandal, pet foods contaminated with Chinese-supplied melamine killed dozens of dogs in the United States and Africa and forced recalls of nearly 90 brands.
Melamine gained notoriety last year when several pets in America died after eating food contaminated with it by Chinese-made additives.In this section A wild frontier Formula for disaster More than they can chew Not quite a one-horse race Bluff and counter-bluff Turnbull's turn The begums are back ReprintsThe central government has boasted it was quick to react to the latest problem.
But the Food and Drug Administration says Xulong and other Chinese companies will be restricted from selling certain types of seafood in the United States because regulators keep finding Chinese imports contaminated with carcinogens and excessive antibiotic residues.
The FDA released a statement claiming contaminated heparin killed at least 81 people in the U.S. Chinese toothpaste contaminated with a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.
Some cats and dogs died after eating pet food contaminated with melamine, which was traced to Chinese wheat gluten.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert because of concerns about Chinese products being contaminated with the toxic chemical melamine.
The state of Alabama announced its ban after testing found 14 of 20 samples contained fluoroquinolones, a type of antibiotic banned by the F.D.A. Mississippi officials found that 18 of 26 samples of Chinese catfish were contaminated with fluoroquinolones.
The finding that Chinese herbs were contaminated with lead comes as no surprise to research scientist Richard Ko of the California Department of Health Services.
Americans have become more conscious of such safety issues this year, with the highly publicized recalls of Chinese-made toys contaminated with lead paint and pet food ingredients containing hazardous chemicals.
The high cost of such enabling was on display, once again, yesterday when Mattel announced that it is recalling millions of Chinese-made toys contaminated with lead paint or containing dangerously easy to swallow magnets.
It is necessary for the European Union (EU) to reinforce controls on the import of Chinese rice products entering the EU market, because certain Chinese rice imports have been contaminated with unauthorized GMOs, including the rice strains BT63, Kefeng6, and Kemingdao 1.
