Posted by RUSSELL P KENNEDY on November 14, 2008, 8:12 pm
China milk poisoning incidents make everyone afraid to look at the daily news report. Everyday, the reports are changing. No one can clearly tell us what to eat and not to eat.
1.What really is poisoned milk?
It is the milk powder mixed with 'MELAMINE'
What is Melamine used for? It is an industrial chemical
use in the production of melawares.
It is also used in home decoration. ' US resistant board'
Melamine is used in industrial production & it CANNOT be eaten safely.
2.Why is Melamine added in milk powder?
The most important nutrient in milk is protein. And Melamine has the same protein that contains 'NITROGEN'
Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content and it is cheaper than milk so it lowers capitalization.
It can give the business man more profit!
Melamine looks just like powdered milk?
It doesn't have any smell, so cannot be detected.
3.When was it discovered?
Year 2007, US cats and dogs died suddenly, they found that pet food from China contained Melamine.
Starting 2008, In China , an abnormal increase in infant cases of kidney stones.
August 2008 China Sanlu Milk Powder tested positive for Melamine
Sept. 2008, New Zealand gov't ask China to check this problem
Sept. 21, 2008, lots of food products in Taiwan tested positive for Melamine
4.What happens when Melamine is digested?
Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stones blocking the tubes.
Pain will be eminent and the person cannot urinate. Kidneys will then swell.
Although surgery can remove the stones, it will cause irreversible kidney damage.
It can lead to loss of kidney function and will require kidney dialysis or lead to death due to uremia.
What is dialysis? In fact, it should be called 'blood washing'; it is filtering all of the body's blood into
the machine and then back into the body.
The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary to receive dialysis once for every 3 days for the rest of your life.
A small hole is required in the arm to insert the sub-dialysis catheter.
Why is it more serious in babies? Because the kidney is very small and they drink a lot of milk powder.
China currently has 13,000 infants hospitalized
It does not matter how much Melaminea a human being took. The important point is
'It cannot be EATEN!'
5.What are the foods to be avoided?
Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided.
Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided.
6.Which companies are affected?
It has not been effectively determined which companies have been affected with Melamine. Previously a warning that was circulated around the internet by email suggested that the many discounted candies sold for Halloween and also some coffee and creamer additives were contaminated.
7.What do we do next?
Avoid the above foods for at least six months.
If you operate a snack bar, restaurant or coffee shop, stop selling prepackaged dairy products for the meantime.
If you have infants at home, change to mother's milk or find other substitutes not from China.
Finally, share this information with friends so they will understand the risk of milk poisoning.
The whole world is scared of China-made 'black hearted goods'. Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ?
This is our human right to know, but our own government and related departments rarely educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.
Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode,
00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Lienchtenstein
628 ~ Saudi-Arabia
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America
All 480 Codes are registered to the Philippines.
but
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp
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