"This product contains sufficiently high levels of melamine which may cause health problems," deputy chief executive Sandra Daly said.
The government has accused Sanlu and other big Chinese companies of failing to monitor the quality of their powdered baby formula, and in some cases covering up knowledge that their products contained high levels of melamine.
The government had just announced a nationwide crackdown on melamine-tainted milk and said that 22 of the country's biggest dairy producers, including Shanghai Panda, had failed inspection tests and had milk containing high levels of melamine.
Here in Shanghai, city inspectors closed the Shanghai Panda Dairy Company on Thursday for producing milk that had "unacceptably high levels" of melamine, according to the state-run news media.
SHANGHAI — Hong Kong officials say that for the second time in a week they have found a batch of eggs imported from China containing high levels of melamine, the same industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating China's milk supplies.
PAGE A14 MORE TAINTED FOOD FROM CHINA Hong Kong inspectors found fish feed imported from China contaminated with high levels of melamine, a toxic chemical that has recently been blamed for tainting Chinese-produced milk, eggs and other foods, and sickening more than 50,000 children in China.
Contamination of pet foods and infant formula with high levels of melamine has resulted in a number of cases of illness and deaths among pets and children; however, the long-term effects of low dose exposures is poorly understood.
Exposure to high levels of melamine has long been known to cause kidney damage in animals through controlled studies (Wu and Zhang 2013; Hau et al. 2009) and the occurrence of animal deaths from melamine-contaminated foods points out the hazards from consumption of consumer products.
The high levels of melamine detected in many products related to the 2008 incident are a clear indication of adulteration.
From elevated blood lead levels in children and high levels of melamine in baby formula powder in China, to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and subsequent human exposures to chemicals and radio-activity, environment-related incidents have become significant concerns for governments and the public.
