Misleading production dates on milk boxes

By Liang Qiwen (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-06-10 23:37

'No more melamine'

Guangzhou's quality control authorities yesterday refuted recent media reports that a local firm's milk products contained melamine, a toxic chemical responsible for the causing the death of at least six infants and sickening 300,000 kids in China last year.

Scient Infant Nurture Co Ltd claimed to use imported formula in its milk powder.

Guo Li, a Beijing consumer, said he bought several cans of Scient milk powder last year for his kid, who developed kidney stones after consuming the product, local media reported earlier this week.

After subsequent tests, the China National Food and Safety Supervision and Inspection Center found 132.9 mg/kg of melamine content in the milk powder Guo bought. The government only allows a maximum of 1mg/kg melamine in milk products.

A newspaper report said Guo was demanding 500,000 yuan as compensation from the milk powder manufacturer.

Scient said in a statement on Tuesday that they were "willing to give several cans of milk powder" free of cost to Guo, but "will not agree on a compensation".

A statement from the Guangdong quality supervision bureau said, "The problematic milk powder was manufactured before Sep 14, when the melamine scandal broke out."

"All Scient products made after Sept 14 are safe."

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine seconded the quality supervision bureau, saying Scient's products manufactured after Sep 14 abide by all government standards.

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