SHANGHAI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- No melamine has been
found in Dumex formula milk powder which has reportedly caused kidney illness on
48 children, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision
said Friday.
The bureau said it checked powder produced by Dumex,
the powdered-milk unit of France's Danone Group, since Sept. 14, 2008 when
inspectors from the quality supervisor were stationed at the factory. It said no
melamine was detected in 932 batches of milk powder totaling more than 6,188
tonnes.
Dumex also sent samples of 1,741 batches produced
before Sept. 14, 2008 for quality tests, and these were also found to be safe.
These samples represent 25,048 tonnes of milk powder.
There were reports in overseas media last month that
48 Chinese infants "recently" suffered kidney disorders after drinking Dumex
milk powder.
However, Dumex Baby Food Co., Ltd. disputed these
reports, saying that there were no medical reports or other evidence supporting
claims that 48 infants were sickened by Dumex milk powder.
Melamine-adulterated milk powder killed at least six
Chinese infants and sickened almost 300,000. More than 300 children were still
in the hospital at the end of December, according to the Ministry of Health.
Two people have been sentenced to death for their
roles in the contamination, while the ex-chairwoman of Sanlu Group, which was at
the heart of the scandal, was jailed for life.
Chinese quality watchdog looks into Dumex milk powder contamination
Chinese quality watchdog investigates
whether Dumex milk powder contaminated
SHANGHAI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Municipal
Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said Wednesday it was investigating
whether Dumex, the powdered-milk unit of France's Danone Group, had produced
milk powder contaminated with melamine.
The bureau said it followed the order of the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to investigate
the safety of Dumex milk powder that was produced before Sept. 14 last year. Full story
