Melamine Alert - (caution...graphic images)

We have heard so much about melamine in products from China and I found this edition of the garden newsletter I receive very helpful as it explains how to identify the source of a food product from the UPC code (it's the last part of the message)

I thought you might find this information useful:

China milk poisoning incidents make everyone afraid to look at the daily news report.
Everyday, the reports are changing. No one can clearly tell us what to eat and
not to eat.

1.What really is poisoned milk?
It is the milk powder mixed with 'MELAMINE'



What is Melamine used for? It is an industrial chemical used in the production of melawares.
It is also used in home decoration. ' US resistant board'




Do you understand? Melamine is use in industrial production & it cannot be eaten.

2.Why is Melamine added in milk powder?

The most important nutrient in milk is protein. And Melamine has the same protein that contains 'NITROGEN'




Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content and it is cheaper than milk so it lowers capitalization.

It can give the business man more profit!

Below is Melamine; doesn't it look like milk?
It doesn't have any smell, so cannot be detected.





3.When was it discovered?
Year 2007, US cats and dogs died suddenly, they found that pet food from China contains Melamine.

Starting 2008, In China , an abnormal increase in infant cases of kidney stones.



August 2008 China Sanlu Milk Powder tested with Melamine



Sept. 2008, New Zealand gov't ask China to check this problem
Sept. 21, 2008, lots of food products in Taiwan tested with Melamine

4.What happens when Melamine is digested?

Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stones blocking the tubes. Pain will be eminent and person cannot urinate. Kidney will then swell.



Although surgery can remove the stones, but it will cause irreversible kidney damage.
It can lead to loss of kidney function and will require kidney dialysis or lead to death
because of uremia.

What is dialysis? In fact, it should be called 'blood washing'; it is filtering all of the body's blood into the machine and then go back to the body.



The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary to dialysis once for every 3 days for the rest of your life.

Here is a dialysis center



Large dialysis center



A small hole is required in the arm to insert the sub-dialysis catheter.



Why is it more serious in babies? because the kidney is very small and they drink a lot of milk powder.

Here is a baby undergoing dialysis.



China currently has 13,000 infants hospitalized



It does not matter how much a human being took Melamine. The important point is
'It cannot be EATEN!'

5.What are the foods to be avoided?

Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided.



Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided.

6.Which companies are affected?

Hereunder are the companies affected with Melamine.



7.What do we do next?

Avoid the above foods for at least six months.

If you have snack bar, restaurant or coffee shops, stop selling dairy products for the meantime.

If you have infants at home, change to mother's milk or find other substitutes.

Finally, share this information with friends so they will understand the risk of milk poisoning.

The whole world is scared of China made 'black hearted goods'.
Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines, Taiwan or China ? Let me tell you how... the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code where the product was made.

Sample all barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
471 is Made in Taiwan



This is our human right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.

Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made.

However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is 690-695 then it is Made in China .

00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Lienchtenstein
628 ~ Saudi-Arabien
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America

All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.

Please inform your family and friends for them to be aware.

What happens if you inhale melamine dust?

well I heard that if you are standing near a jeep and are hit by lightning at the same time as inhaling the melamine dust you become
MELAMINE MAN!

Can the Chineese not ship their products to another country for "final packaging" and avoid the label?

Although I believe that the Feds are doing something in regards to product labeling in order to make things transparent.

"Although I believe that the Feds are doing something in regards to product labeling in order to make things transparent."

Not really. They are just going to confuse it even more.

Why do you say that?

"Under the new rules, a product must be made almost entirely of domestically grown or produced contents to qualify for a "Product of Canada" label.

The term "Made in Canada" can still appear on goods with foreign materials, but only if a disclaimer clearly states some of its contents are imported.

"

now really...do you actually think it will help much? people will just see made in canada and read no further.

But made in Canada will mean what it says now...for the most part anyway. A can of olives will no longer be labeled as Product of Canada, for example.

and that makes a difference to the people who dont read the directions how?

Canada should mean Canada.. That simple. Any imported part, piece or ingredient.. no Canada label.

So local marijuana would have the label "Made in The Maples"
No need to look further...
Melamine-free.
Oops...
"Grown in The Maples"
"Processed in Garden City"
"Consumed in The North End"

Deank wrote:and that makes a difference to the people who dont read the directions how?

Canada should mean Canada.. That simple. Any imported part, piece or ingredient.. no Canada label.

I agree. All info should be stated imo. If something within comes from another country, it should be stated. They should stop all the BS.

stop alot of purchasing of a lot of goods to..

Dollarama would go out of business .

Maybe we should force China to live up to our standards , by duties on there products till they do . Or tell them no more raw goods we will refine it as we need the jobs.

Why don't we just sell their products back to them?