Geez! I know it’s almost old news at this point, but the number of foods being added to the list of melamine-tainted products is just getting ridiculous.
I bake or make most of our own treats but there are times that just call for store bought. Sadly you have to second guess yourself anymore when reaching for something on a store shelf:
“National Brands of Spring Valley, N.Y., said in a statement issued today by the Food and Drug Administration that it’s pulling all of its 4.76 oz. (135 g.) and 12.3 oz. (350 g.) cans of Topaz brand Wafer Rolls. …read more

With the current news of some chocolate around the world testing positive for melamine, reader Renee emailed me a response sent to her by Lindt after she inquired about the dairy used in their chocolate.
They assured her that the dairy used in their U.S. production comes from the U.S., not China, and is free of melamine:
“All milk ingredients used in the production of our products conform to applicable laws within Europe and the United States.
“Milk ingredients used in Lindt’s chocolate production are free of Melamine and do not originate from China . Lindt USA procures its milk products …read more

Cadbury is recalling over one million chocolate bars made in their factory in Beijing after they were found to contain melamine. The 11 recalled varieties were sold mostly in Asia and the Pacific, and Hershey, producers of Cadbury in the US, say the chocolate sold in the US is not affected and that they don’t purchase their dairy products from China.
The affected Cadbury chocolate include Cadbury Dark Chocette, Cadbury Eclairs, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut Chocolate, Cadbury Dairy Milk Cookies Chocolate and Cadbury Hazelnut Praline Chocolate.
Kraft, the makers of Oreo, and Mars, who make M&M’s, are …read more