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Swiss food and beverages company Nestle S.A. (NESN.VX) said Hong Kong authorities ordered a recall of a product due to traces of melamine.
On Sept. 21, the Hong Kong authorities found traces of melamine (1.4 ppm) in one batch of Nestlé Dairy Farm UHT Pure Milk for the catering trade and ordered a recall. This product was not made from milk adulterated with melamine.
On Sept. 22, the Hong Kong government said it would issue an amendment to its food safety legislation on Sept. 23 Sept. prohibiting food products containing unsuitable amounts of melamine. The new rules will specify that for infants under 36-months, pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers, traces of melamine contained in the food products should be lower than 1mg/litre. Traces of melamine contained in other food products should be lower than 2.5mg/litre. These limits are far more stringent than those in the EU and the US. The values allegedly found in Nestlé Dairy Farm UHT Pure Milk, which is for adult consumption, are lower than these new standards. This further strengthens our statement that this product is absolutely safe to consume.
Company Web Site: http://www.nestle.com
-Zurich Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +41 43 443 8040; zurichdjnews@dowjones.com
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