China says new liquid milk in line with melamine limits

Published: 11/10/2008 05:00

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The latest tests found that Chinese liquid dairy products met the new temporary restrictions on melamine, the country’s top quality control agency said on Saturday.

A keeper draws milk from cows on Youth Farm in Jeminay, Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 20, 2008. A project which encourages farmers to take part in dairy industry was started since 2007. Now there are 82,000 milk cows in the Altay region. Altay region is expected to develop more than 20 townships each have more than 1000 high qualified milk cows by the year 2010.(Xinhua File Photo)

At present, 4,213 batches of liquid dairy products from 131 brands produced after Sept. 14 were tested and all in line with the limit, it added.

Melamine, often used in the manufacturing of plastics, was added to sub-standard or diluted milk to make the protein levels appear higher.

China on Wednesday set temporary limits on melamine content in dairy products. The limits were a maximum of 1 mg of melamine per kg of infant formula and a maximum 2.5 mg per kg for liquid milk, milk powder and cooking products containing at least 15 percent milk.

The State Council, or Cabinet, issued a series of quality control regulations for dairy products on Thursday.

The regulations tighten control of how milk-yielding animals are bred, how raw milk is purchased and the production and sales of dairy food.

They promised more severe punishment for people who violated safety standards and quality control departments that failed to fulfil their duties.

VietNamNet/Xinhuanet

Update from: http://english.vietnamnet.vn//international/2008/10/808119/

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