Instant coffee and tea products from China contaminated with Melamine
Seven instant coffee and tea products are being recalled because of possible contamination with melamine, according to the FDA. The products were manufactured in China, and sold in the United States.
All sold under the “Mr. Brown” label, the coffee and tea products have been marketed in the U.S. by King Car Food Industrial and were made by Shandong Duqing, a Chinese manufacturer. The recalled products include:
- Mr. Brown Mandheling Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Arabica Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Blue Mountain Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Caramel Macchiato Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown French Vanilla Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Mandheling Blend Instant Coffee (2-in-1Mr. Brown Milk Tea (3-in-1)
White Rabbit Creamy Candies, were also found to be contaminated by Melamine by the New Zealand Food Safety Agency recently. The FDA has said it was recommending that “consumers not eat White Rabbit Creamy Candy and that retailers and foodservice operations remove the product from sale or service.”
Thousands of Chinese children have developed kidney stones related to recent Melamine contamination in infant formula. As of September 25, 2008, the FDA has not yet found any milk-based products imported into the United States from China contaminated with Melamine. The investigation is ongoing, however, and has focused on areas with large Chinese communities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.
via MedPage Today, Sept. 26, 2008
via FDA, September 26, 2008
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