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Article

24 Sep 2008

Author:
Lee Spears and Helen Yuan, Bloomberg

China Withdraws Milk as Fonterra Decries Sanlu Delay

China pulled more than 7,000 metric tons of dairy products from shelves as the nation's new quality regulator pledged ``forceful'' measures to tackle chemical contamination that's killed four infants and sickened 53,000...China...has sent inspectors to check dairy farms nationwide after Sanlu Group Co., China Mengniu Dairy Co. and 20 producers were found to have sold contaminated products...The Philippines today revoked all licenses to import Chinese milk products and Taiwan banned the sale of food made with Chinese milk powder, joining restrictions in 14 other places including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia...New Zealand's Fonterra Cooperative Group today criticized an ``appalling'' delay by its Chinese affiliate in reporting complaints of sick infants...Mars Inc…said...that its candy can be safely consumed because its China unit doesn't use “any milk powder or other ingredients for any of its products from any company which has been found to be selling melamine-contaminated dairy products.''...Hershey Co…said it never purchased milk ingredients from China...Nestle…yesterday said all its milk products sold in China are “absolutely safe.''...[also refers to Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, Beijing Sanyuan Foods, Kraft Foods, Mattel, Murray Goulburn Cooperative]