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1 Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer
Sat Sep 27, 7:35 AM ET
SHANGHAI, China – Snackers, beware: Your favorite chocolate or creamy treats might contain milk contaminated with melamine.
The list of companies facing potential recalls grew Friday as reports of foods tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, which has been blamed in the deaths of four Chinese infants, spread to a widening range of products. Food companies around the globe are rushing to assess their products and in some cases setting new strategies to prevent problems. |
2 Chinese leader vows better food safety, ethics
By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 31 minutes ago
BEIJING – Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday to improve Chinese food safety, seeking to tamp down public anxiety in the widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened more than 50,000 children.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in the port of Tianjin, Wen did not announce new initiatives but he said the government would work to instill business ethics in light of the milk contamination and a string of earlier product safety disasters. “We plan not only to revitalize the food industry and the milk powder industry, we will try to ensure that all China-made products are safe for consumers and consumers can buy with assurance,” he said. |