New way to test milk announced

The Ministry of Agriculture announced a new testing method on Friday to determine the actual protein in milk products.

The method will eliminate the protein content of added products and thus help find if toxic chemicals such as melamine have been mixed with the milk products.

The method, recommended for food producers and regulators across the country, will separate melamine and other crude compounds that contain nitrogen from the real protein before analyzing the content, Hou Caiyun, a food testing expert who led the research team, said yesterday.