Made in China

Update: read this report in CNN - more information than local newspapers.
China's tainted milk scare spreads globally
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The email I got today was almost exactly like the SMS last night:
FYI, the following items have been recalled due to China's milk scandal.
* M&M's
* Snickers
* Mento' yoghurt bottle
* Dove choc
* Oreo wafer sticks
* Monmilk
* Dutchlady sterilised milk
* Wall's all natural mango
* Mini Poppers ice cream
* Magnum ice cream
* Moosandwich ice cream
* Mini Cornetto
* Youcan ice cream
Stores in Singapore have been asked by AVA Singapore to remove them. If you have any of these items at home, don't eat them. Please forward to loved one.

NO, I won't forward it... I think this is just a tad hysterical. I think it is better to just check the labels.

A lot of the ice cream in Malaysia is made from palm oil, and not milk. Also, 1 Dutchlady product in Singapore was found contaminated with melamine, but Dutchlady in Malaysia declared that they do not use any milk from China. So it may be wrong to follow guidelines from different countries too.

If you want to be ultra conservative, then avoid all milk, and anything containing milk. But I think checking labels gives you more options. I have already been avoiding buying China made foods for months – and that includes US brands that are manufactured in China. Wherever possible, I go for foods manufactured outside China. For example, I think Fernleaf is safe because it is from NewZ, and I buy peanut butter made in Australia. Better to have less to eat (because it is expensive) than to have enough and kill yourself.

I started avoiding China-made foods long ago - i think it was last year when the US found a lot of animals falling sick or dying from pet food made in China. The pet food was contaminated with - wait for it - Melamine. Obviously, since they could not put it in US pet food any more, the businessmen thought of a new use for the melamine: milk - since the quality controls were not complete in that area. Now that milk is no longer an option, what will the businessmen do with all that melamine?

Next you will find lap-cheong (preserved sausages) made with real plastic skin, and stuffed with recycled engine oil. Of course, it will be high in protein – from the melamine additives. I wonder if it (melamine) could be used to make tawfoo (tofoo) and soya-bean milk? Do you think I am being too cynical?