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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The dairy
supply for the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were untainted by
melamine because of "special management measures", China's top quality control
official said here Wednesday.
"All the food supply, including dairy, for the Olympics and
Paralympics were safe," Li Changjiang, head of the General Administration of
Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) told a press conference.
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Li Changjiang, head of the State
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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China will
adjust its baby formula standards to allow tests of poisonous substances such as
melamine, said the country's quality watchdog on Wednesday.
Li Changjiang, head of the State Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said melamine tests were not
conducted before because it is not allowed in food. Full
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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Another
company based in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, was confirmed as an
exporter among firms found with tainted products, Li Changjiang, head of the
State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)
said on Wednesday.
The administration said on Tuesday night
that Guangdong Yashili was the only brand being exported. Li said at a press
conference that further checks showed Qingdao Suokang was also
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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China will
conduct melamine tests on each and every dairy product by every producer in the
market, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine (AQSIQ) head Li Changjiang said on Wednesday.
Li told a press conference here the
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Health Minister Chen Zhu speaks
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BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The
melamine-contaminated baby formula has so far caused at least three deaths, up
from two by Tuesday, China's Ministry of Health said here on Wednesday.
The third occurred in southeastern
Zhejiang Province, Health Minister Chen Zhu told a press conference Wednesday
morning. Chen did not give further detailed information as to the dead infant.
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