Melamine Scare Hits the United States
October 6, 2008 by Tracey Thompson
Filed under Recipes
Melamine tainted candy has been discovered in the United States. The White Rabbit Creamery candy had been recalled but as of just a few days ago the candy has been discovered on store shelves in several locations in Connecticut. If you see this brand or have it stored at home, do not take any risk and throw it away.
There is even more concern being raised in the United States in regards to popular brands of candy. News reports have surfaced that some US candy makers use powdered milk manufactured in China in their products. This has forced two of the biggest to send out press releases that their products are safe.
Hershey stated that they do not get any milk products including powdered milk from China. Mars on the other hand does use milk products from China. This from the Boston Herald:
Mars North America said in a statement that its operations in China do not get any ingredients from companies found to be selling melamine-contaminated dairy products. It says the Chinese food-safety agency tested samples of Mars China’s milk powder suppliers and found them to be free of melamine.
I am not sure how safe I feel to hear that the CHINESE “food-safety agency” tested samples. Where is the FDA? Of course, their track record hasn’t been stellar recently. One of my questions is why would Mars Corp. purchase powder from China?? What reason would they have for not utilizing milk products from their own back yard? I know, I know… M-O-N-E-Y.
This have left me very concerned and questioning what to purchase from store shelves. Halloween is just around the corner and due to all the doubts, what ever candy I purchase will be from Hershey. I will have to get over the fact that some of their products are not “real chocolate” anymore.
According to the Boston Herald article, Cadbury has had to increase their candy recall from just about 3 products to 11.
This story is shocking and what is worse the coverage is pathetic. I have spoken to several people who have never heard one mention of this story.
That is just really Freaking disturbing! It really makes you think almost nothing that is mass produced is even safe anymore.
Thanks for sharing this, I will pass it on.