judgement day

earlier this day was when we found out the results of the exam we took in m n' m... boss roan met us at about 2 am or 3 am to tell us that 4 out of the 5 examinees passed... that's me, ching, chiqui and jenni... and we're scheduled to be transferred on november 10, 2008...

i actually don't know how i should be feeling... isn't everything happening so fast?... we were told of the new program, only on saturday morning last week... then we were scheduled to take the exam the following tuesday, at 1am... results were then out today... we're transferring soon... we barely even have time to prepare ourselves for the transfer...

i'm glad that the four of us passed... but there's one who didn't, sadly... and the result swept 3 of the mailbox members... so we had to schedule a transition for the persons in line, replacing us 3... i'm just shocked that this had to happen this early... i have been expecting that a lot of us will really be transferred this coming ramp down... but not this early... i'm used to transfers happening in january... not november...

well, i guess that's life... everything really comes to an end... and nothing lasts forever...
just like TKA (they kiss again) which will be airing last tomorrow, october 31, 2008... i will be missing my Joe Cheng aka Michael Jiang so much!!!!

so, it's closing time...
farewell rolex..


~jenni~ching~chiqui~gracie~
soon-to-be-"ex-rolex-girls"...


~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Sunflower has melamine?

Over the weekend, Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety found 3.2 parts per million (ppm) of melamine in Sunflower Crackers Blueberry Cream Sandwich, exceeding the 2.5 ppm legal limit for melamine in food products..

because of this, there were several sunflower biscuit products subjected to melamine testing and were taken off the shelves in several supermarkets in metro manila until tests were done... luckily, all their products tested negative for melamine contamination...

Found free from melamine are: Sunflower Brand Honey Grahams (Whole Wheat), Sunflower Duo Cracker Sandwich (Peanut and Chocolate Cream), Sunflower Brand Crackers with Real Cheese, Sunflower Brand Crackers Chocolate Sandwich, Sunflower Duo Cracker Sandwich (Strawberry and Blueberry Cream), Sunflower Brand Choco n' Creme (Choco-coated Strawberry Sandwich), Sunflower Brand Cracker Onion-Garlic Flavor, and Sunflower Brand Crackers Blueberry Cream Sandwich.

Also are Sunflower Brand Crackers Lemon Cream Sandwich, Sunflower Brand Crackers Strawberry Cream Sandwich, Sunflower Brand Crackers Butter Flavor, Sunflower Brand Grahams n' Crème (Healthy Whole Wheat), Sunflower Brand Crackers Chicken Flavor, Sunflower Brand Crackers Great Original Flavor, Sunflower Brand Crackers Orange Cream Sandwich, and Sunflower Brand Crackers Mango Cream Sandwich.

you can view the full article and the list in this link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/10/30/news/ban.on.sunflower.biscuits.lifted.html

lucky me! i really love eating sunflower mango and strawberry biscuits... :)
but it's kind of puzzling why tests were positive in HK... weird isn't it?

sigh.... will this ever end? i really don't know why these chinese workers and business owners had nothing in mind but quantity over quality... and why melamine of all chemicals on earth??? a chemical used for the manufacture of melawares and resistant boards, obviously, shouldn't be used for manufacture of food..

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what were they thinking???


~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

banana the wonder fruit

i've learned from college how magical bananas are, thanks to my pervert biology 12 professor... hehehe he made us read an article that discussed the wonders of the magical fruit banana.. i just can no longer remember if this was from philippine star or the inquirer. then another friend forwarded the article to me in my email, so it reminded me of sharing this to others also using my blog.. the article was entitled "GOING BANANAS"... read on, i'm sure you'll find this helpful.. and you'll never look at bananas the way you did before..

Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. Thevitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature Control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because\par
they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, "eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!"

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say,
"A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

yeah.. way better than an apple huh? they also say bananas may be the reason why monkeys are so happy all the time... (^-^)v


~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Melamine in LOTTE Koala Biscuits

i saw the news last night while i was on my way to work... sadly, reports said that another brand tested positive for melamine contamination -- the locally available popular Japanese brand LOTTE has been found tainted with the industrial chemical melamine: Lotte Strawberry Snack Koala Biscuit, Lotte B+W Koala Biscuit and Lotte Chocolate Snack Koala Biscuit.

on the contrary, 56 more products have been cleared from melamine contamination bringing the numbers up to 166 milk and dairy products tested in total... at least there is still a brighter side, right? see updated list below:


Tested NEGATIVE for Melamine:

• Arla Instant White Milk Powder Milex 126
• Baby Sucker Candy (Smart Plastic Mfg.)
• Baina Watch Milk Candy
• Bainapie Coolmilk Bean
• Barbie Milk Candy
• Call and Text Candy (Smart Plastic Mfg.)
• Chang's Chin Tai Chang Square Cookies
• Changtai Food Lollipop Candy
• Chaozhou-Zhancui Original Butter Scoth Classic Candy
• Cow's Head Skimmed Milk Powder (Spray dried process)
• Dairy Cow Instant Whole Milk Powder
• Dongguan Bairong Strawberry Biscuit
• Dongguan HSU-CHI Orange Sandwich Cookies
• Duke's Choco Crunch Bar
• Erko Marsmallows (Dairy Milk Flavour Filling)
• Galaxy Sweetened Milk Powder
• H&Y (Healthy & Young) Jollybee Eat & Drink Candy (Orange Flavor)
• Jiayuan Shuang Le Tong Candy
• JollyCow Sterilized Milk
• Khong Guan Custard Cream Biscuit
• Khong Guan Marie Biscuit
• Lotte Nidoo Skimmed Milk Biscuit
• MC Nation Confectionary Milky Beans Candy
• Milk Land Milk Powder (Sweet Cream Buttermilk Powder)
• Orion "It's Now" Custard Cream Cake
• Palma Commercial Skimmed Milk Powder
• Permen Aneka Rasa Buah Candy Granules
• Red Bull Skimmed Milk Powder
• Sam's Super i Man Milk Candy
• Strange Biscuit of Common Song/ Guava Cookies
• Sweetworld Almo Milk Powder Bottle
• The New Zoland Company Omilk Bonbon Yogurt Milk Soft Drops (Original Taste)
• Tiwi Banana Split Chocolate
• Vitasoy Malted Soya Bean Milk
• Angels First Love Barquillos Fresh Milk Wafer Sticks
• Barbecue Candy (MM)
• Darrys Milk Choco Candy
• Golden Fuji Crisp Tomato Flavor Cracker
• Golden Fuji Vegetable Flavor Cracker
• Houshuang Winter Mint Candy (MM)
• KZ Gundam Long Candy
• Lipton Milk Tea (Original Flavour) -- product of Indonesia
• Lipton Milk Tea (Vanilla Flavour) -- product of Indonesia
• Nice Choice Pineapple Cake
• OO Chocolate Bean Candy
• Sandwich Biscuits (green wrapper, in Chinese characters)
• Sandwich Biscuits (purple wrapper, in Chinese characters)
• Sandwich Biscuits (yellow wrapper, in Chinese characters)
• Sour Lollipop 2 in 1 (Strawberry, Orange, Pineapple)
• Sweet Dart 8.8 Butter Bali Candy
• The New Zoland Company Omilk Bonbon Yogurt Milk Soft Drops (grape flavour)
• W.L. Sweet Dart Pines Milk Candy
• W.L. Sweet Dart Royal Orange Candy
• W.L. Yaahoo Cheese Biscuit
• Zhongshan Meihua Galletas De Chocola Te Butter with Filling Cake
• Zhongshan Meihua Good Taste Sweet-Smelling and Crisp Biscuits (Nutrition Health Foods)

sources:
Fourth China product has melamine--BFAD
Melamine in 2 more ‘Lotte’ products (22 other food brands safe)

OMG! when will this be over? i heard there are approximately 50 more milk products subject to melamine contamination testing... sigh...

haven't seen OREO from all the listings i've posted here and that's the brand i've been waiting to see since this milk scandal started... also, since this issue began, i've always been checking labels of all cookies, chocolates, candies, biscuits and other dairy products i consume due to my undying paranoia... unlike before, i only check the expiration date and the price (if reasonable.. haha) of the product...

now, these chocolates should be forgotten... craving would only be a waste... but this is just for the mean time... until everthing's cleared... soon... hopefully...

...helping in my own little ways... (^-^)v

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Joe Cheng at the SEOUL Drama Awards

Joe Cheng attended the recently held Seoul Drama Awards... this was on October 14, 2008 where he presented an award together with the korean actress Park Chae Rim (Dalja's Spring, All About Eve, Dating Now, etc)... they were presenting the Best Leading Male and Female awards. Joe was greatly welcomed by about 500 South Korean fans and though he didn't use proper pronunciation when he greeted them in korean, a lot were still mesmerized by his charm.. haha (^-^)v

you can watch the video below (sorry, there are no english subs)...



credits:
jongyoonji @ youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C30tYophhqM

sigh... lucky koreans... anyong!

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

4th Batch of Melamine Negative Milk Products

here's the 4th batch, cleared by DOH as of 10-14-08. you may view the article that contains the updated list of melamine-positive and melamine-negative products here: UPDATED MELAMINE-CONTAMINATION-TEST LIST

Tested Negative for Melamine:
1. Anchor Fresh Milk
2. Caidenly Biscuits (Milk Flavor)
3. Candyman Kendi Mint Chocolate Filled Center
4. Candyman Vi-Va Caramel Sweets Chocolate Filled Center
5. Dairy Champ Evaporada
6. DongGuan Bairong Chocolate Cream Biscuits
7. DongGuan Wanjiang Wan Fu Papaya Cookie
8. DongGuan Bairong Apple Biscuits
9. DongGuan Golden Paddyfield Giadenjy Biscuits
10. DongGuan Golden Paddyfield Little Biscuits
11. DongGuan Mayong Guang Feng Food
12. Engtian Layer Biscuits
13. Eugnitan Layer Biscuits
14. F&N Blue Cow Condensada
15. F&N Daisy Condensada
16. Farmhouse Skimmed Milk Powder
17. Fat & Thin Milky Soya Drink
18. Fudielai Biscuits
19. Keko Candy
20. Kyoto Cookies
21. Liu Wei Bang Lollipop Candy
22. M&M's Minis Chocolate Candies
23. Mai Wei Su Cookies
24. Milky Soya Milk Drink (Chocolate)
25. Milky Soya Milk Drink (Green Apple)
26. Milky Soya Milk Drink (Melon)
27. Milky Soya Milk Drink (Sweet Corn)
28. Pengtian Thin Cracker
29. Pokka Soy 4 U Soy Bean Drink
30. Prime Roast Calcium Enriched Nutritious Cereal
31. Prime Roast Oligosacharide Nutritious Cereal
32. Sally Sikaoqi Milk Candy
33. Sally Sikaoqi Coffee Candy
34. Sukacita Little Bear Biscuits (Chocolate flavor)
35. Suntree Coffee Candy
36. Tiong Hwa Soya Milk (unsweetened)
37. Vitasoy Calci Plus Healthy Soya Drink (Low Sugar Hi-Calcium Low Fat Cholesterol Free)
38. Yeo's Drink
39. Zhen Xin Sandwich Biscuits
40. Zhongshan Lewwa Food Jelly (Pudding)
41. Zhongshan Meihua Butter with Filling Cake


...helping in my own little ways... (^-^)v

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

3rd batch of Melamine Negative Milk Products

So far, 49 milk products have been cleared on 10-08-08. It was reported that the BFAD still has “less than a hundred" products left to test, the result of which would be released Monday and Friday next week...

For the mean time, here's the 3rd batch of milk products that have tested negative for melamine contamination:

source: http://news.abs-cbn.com/research/09/29/08/updated-list-products-being-tested-bfad-melamine



Tested negative for melamine
(3rd batch, based on Health Sec. Francisco Duque's announcement, Oct. 10, 2008)

1. Anchor Wam Froot Milk Drink (Mango Magic)
2. Anchor Wam Froot Milk Drink (Orange Chill)
3. Anchor Wam Froot Milk Drink (Strawberry Spin)
4. Arla Full Cream Milk Repacked
5. Austria Milk Candies
6. Candyman White Rabbit Butter Toffee Candy
7. Cottage Milk Sweet Cream Butter Milk
8. Crisp Bean Chocolate
9. Crisp Chocolate Stone
10. Dairy America Milk Powder Repacked
11. Dairy Kreem Skimmed Milk Powder
12. Dong Guan Bairong Coconut Biscuits
13. Farmland Milk Powder
14. Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight
15. La Crema (Puregold) Skimmed Milk Powder, Original
16. La Crema (Puregold) Skimmed Milk Powder, Regular
17. Magic Chew Grape Fruit Sharing
18. Milk Drink in Red Can (in Chinese Characters)
19. Oakland Skimmed Milk Powder
20. Showa Tempura Batter Mix


No results yet (balance from the original partial list of 56 milk products undergoing BFAD testing)

• Dutch Lady Pure Milk
• Meiji Hokkaido Azuki (Red bean ice Cream)
• Meiji Ujikintoko (Red bean and green tea frozen confection)
• Mengniu Original Drink Milk
• Mengniu Pure Milk
• Milk chocolate bars/china
• Milk chocolate candies/china
• Monmilk high calcium milk
• Monmilk pure mil
• Monmilk suan suan ru sour milk beverage (mango flavor)
• Natural choice milk ice var
• Nespray
• Nutri-express 15 nutritional elements (blue, red and orange label and cap)
• Nutri-express milk green apple
• Prime roast cereals 28gm
• Strawberry sorbet
• Trappist dairy low fat yogurt drink
• Vita fresh milk
• Yili High calcium 250ml
• Yili High calcium milk 1L
• Yili High calcium low fat milk beverage
• Yili low fat milk 1L
• Yili milk
• Yili puremilk 250ml
• Yili puremilk 1L

so let's all cross our fingers and hope none of the remaining products would test positive for melamine contamination...

...helping in my own little ways... (^-^)v


~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Wu Chun's bday

Wu Chun turned a year older yesterday, october 10, 2008...

he's now 29... hmm.. just 4 years older than me... hehehe (^-^)v

because i was under the spell of the never ending melamine scandal, i forgot that it was wu chun's b-day yesterday... i'm so sorry SUPERMAN... it wasn't intentional, i was just so busy surfing and checking for the latest updates regarding this milk scare issue... anyways, hope you had a great b-day bash! may all your wishes come true! i wish you all the best! may you have more blessings, projects and of course, good health always! :) (i'm talking as if you'll be able to read this.. errrr! hehehe well, who knows?)

75 days before christmas... whew! that was really fast! my last count was a hundred days more.. see? now we're down to 75... we may be waking up one day and it's already christmas eve... i think i better start my wish list and gift list now... i'll be posting it soon...

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Melamine Testing Update

Apart from the 28 products initially cleared by DOH, here comes an updated list of the 21 others which underwent lab tests for melamine contamination...

source: http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/10/08/08/update-2-doh-finds-melamine-jolly-cow-milk-21-products-cleared

Negative list

The 21 dairy products cleared by the DOH of melamine contamination are:

1. Anmum Materna Milk Powder Chocolate Flavor (400g)
2. Bear Brand Choco (300g)
3. Bear Brand Sterilized Milk (200ml)
4. Cadbury Choclairs
5. Carnation Calcium Plus Non-fat Milk Powder
6. Klim Instant Full Cream Milk Powder
7. Milk Chocolate Bar (40g)
8. Monmilk Breakfast Milk Walnut Milk Beverage
9. Monmilk Hi-calcium Low fat milk (1L)
10. Monmilk Deluxe Pure Milk
11. Nestle Chocolate Flavor Ice cream
12. Nestle Dairy Farm Pure Milk
13. Nestle Fresh Milk (1L)
14. Nestle Kitkat
15. Nestle Milk chocolate (40g)
16. Nestle Pops Ice cream
17. Nestle Vanilla Flavor Ice cream
18. Nestogen 1 DHA
19. Nesvita Cereal Milk Drink
20. Blue Tree Express Milk Drink or Green Apple Flavor (500ml)
21. Prime Roast Instant Nutritious Cereal (28g)

sadly, one more milk product tested positive for melamine... Jolly Cow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk (1 liter), a product of the People's Republic of China, contained 4 ppm. what i've been wanting to see in these NEGATIVE LIST is my favorite biscuit cookie Oreo double stuff... but i haven't seen any article online that had this... sigh...

besides my unstoppable growing paranoia of this milk scare issue, i'm posting this to update others who are also interested and concerned on the progress of the lab tests conducted by DOH and BFAD... hopefully, by spreading the news and posting them here in my blog, i'm able disseminate information even to those who just happen to pass by my site...

again, i just wanna help in my own little ways... (^-^)v

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

JOE's Pepero Commercial

despite the growing melamine milk scandal, joe cheng still signed the contract and endorsed PEPERO's chocolate sticks manufactured by LOTTE. well, this brave hottie said that the milk powder used in this product has been subjected and cleared from melamine contamination before he agreed signing for the project. wearing a tight white clothing, he turns himself into a cupid and using the long chocolate stick to change into a cupid arrow, easily earned him NT $3,500,000 (whew! that's a lot huh?!).

below is an article i got from http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT2/4549777.shtml that features joe's pepero commercial:

Credits:
Thanks to Kassy for the translation
YCYC - arjoe.net family

PLEASE DO NOT REPOST WITHOUT PERMISSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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Udn.com
2008/10/7
Joe Cheng endorsing chocolate stick; Taiwan ’s LOTTE has to study a bit more
Zheng Yuan Chang has successfully invaded Korea , after getting a Korean beverage advertisement, lately he’s being picked as to endorse a chocolate stick. But the toxic milk crisis is still going on plus China ’s LOTTE’s teddy bear cookie was being tested by Macau to have Melamine in it. Zheng Yuan Chang is taking on quite a big risk to endorse for this product. Yesterday his manager He An Li gave a hard smile and said: [When I have to release the news of him endorsing this product, everyone keeps asking me whether the cookies contain any milk powder? Is it toxic?]

In order to make everyone feeling more secure, yesterday Taiwan ’s LOTTE manufacturer has released a statement stating that all the products for Taiwan ’s LOTTE have already been tested on 29th of September and the products are free of Melamine. He An Li also said that during the toxic milk crisis and cookies, the manufacturer has took the initiative to contact them (Joe’s management company) and informed them that all the products are undergoing the testing phase. Once the tested result is out, they have also immediately notified them about it, very sincere.

Zheng Yuan Chang said, normally he only drinks black coffee and seldom eats snack so he did not suffer from the toxic milk crisis. This endorsement has left a very deep impression on him because he will turn into a cupid in the advertisement. The story plot in the advertisement is to have him leading a group of young girls to express their love bravely by aiming their arrow of love at the guy that they desire, little does he knows that in the end all the young girls are aiming their arrows at Zheng Yuan Chang, very hilarious.

i have actually seen the video in youtube. it was really funny... but i wish the commercial was a bit longer... i think it only lasted for 20seconds... sigh... i haven't had much glimpse of my joe cheng... hehehehe

though i've been so paranoid and greatly affected by the melamine scandal, i actually wouldn't mind eating this choco stick for JOE CHENG... as the saying goes, "for every rule, there's an exception" and in this case, joe's the exception... haha :P anything for him.. no questions asked... hehehe (^-^)v

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Growing Milk Paranoia

with my growing paranoia about the melamine milk scare issue, i just can't help but surf all day for related articles that can help me (and those who would be able to read my posts) further widen my understanding and awareness of the issue. this has been ongoing for several weeks now and obviously, i've been very much affected.

from searching all day, i have read several relevant articles and blogs that will be very helpful (i think) so i will be posting them here. apparently, from what i've read, the melamine scandal has widened in terms of the products involved. it is found that the contaminated baby formula is not the only problem. Now it's definitely a larger picture... which includes not only milk, but other products like ice cream, yoghurt, coffee and tea drinks, candies, soup, cheese powder, confectionery such as biscuits, ready-made desserts, and chocolates, as well as any food containing milk from China have been suspected of contamination. this has lead to several bans from import in Asian countries like Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Philippines.


look at the pictures below... aren't they yummy?!? of course they are! full of unwanted calories but they really taste good! now we can't just indulge for as much as we want... not only because we are conscious of our diet o weight... but also because we need to be cautious and check labels first before purchasing them from supermarkets, department stores, groceries, etc...

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i found the list below in http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/melamine-contaminated-food-list.html you can also find other melamine related articles from this site. bear in mind though that this is merely to raise awareness and not to promote condemnation of any particular products mentioned:

• Powdered baby milk.
• HK finds melamine in Chinese-made cheesecake.
• Cookies With Melamine Found in Netherlands.
• Mr Brown coffee products.
• Manufacturing giant Unilever recalls melamine tainted tea.
• Melamine Detected in Two More Ritz Snacks.
• More Chinese-made sweets recalled in Japan.
• White Rabbit brand Chinese candy contaminated: Asian health officials.
• Lipton, Glico and Ritz the latest businesses to be affected by milk powder scandal.
• Hong Kong finds traces of melamine in Cadbury products.
• Recalled Melamine Milk Products include Asian versions of Bairong grape cream crackers, Dove chocolate, Dreyers cake mix, Dutch Lady candy, First Choice crackers, Kraft Oreo wafer sticks, M&Ms, Magnum ice cream, Mentos bottle yoghurt, Snickers funsize, Yili hi-cal milk, Youcan sesame snacks and others. Testing of some of those has already proven negative.
• Melamine Found in More China-Made Products, including Heinz DHA+AA baby cereal.
• 305 Chinese dairy-based products temporarily banned in Korea.
• US bloggers have gone so far as to uncover dozens of products recalled in China that were still on the shelves of their local supermarkets.
• 31 new milk powder brands found tainted.

there are other related articles in this site that you may want to check out:
* Melamine in Milk
* Melamine Scandal Widens
* Milky Melamine

this is just getting worse everyday... when will this be over??? and come to think of it, manufacturers, not only of food but other products as well like computers, fabric, shoes, clothes, etc, have built factories in China and hired Chinese workers... not that i am discriminating them but with the rate this melamine scandal is continuing to magnify, i can't help but wonder... how can they regain the trust of consumers not only in Asia but in the entire world? they have taken away 4 innocent lives and have made numerous others sick... where is this gonna lead us all?

hope i was of help in my own little ways...

~grazhishu~
*new wu chun fan*
*forever loyal joe cheng gal*

Melamine Milk Scare

Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine combines with cyanuric acid to form melamine cyanurate, which has been implicated on the Chinese protein export contaminations. Melamine is also a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. It is formed in the body of mammals who have ingested cyromazine. It has been reported that cyromazine can also be converted to melamine in plants.
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Melamine by itself is nontoxic in low doses, but when combined with cyanuric acid, it can cause fatal kidney stones due to the formation of an insoluble melamine cyanurate. Melamine is described as being "Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant." However, the toxic dose is on par with common table salt with an LD50 of more than 3 grams per kilogram of bodyweight. FDA scientists explained that when melamine and cyanuric acid are absorbed into the bloodstream, they concentrate and interact in the urine-filled renal microtubules, then crystalize and form large numbers of round yellow crytals, which in turn block and damage the renal cells that line the tubes, causing the kidneys to malfunction.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine

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what's happening to the world?! war between US and IRAQ is still a very long way from "over" and here comes this very frightening MELAMINE a.k.a. "Milk Scare" scandal... this is really alarming...

i have received several forwarded text messages regarding this issue and i can't help but get paranoid... i can hear this in the office and at home... in televisions and in the internet... the whole world is going crazy over this toxic chemical -- melamine... hearing that 4 babies have died and approximately 53,000 others sickened due to melamine-contaminated infant formula milk in China just made the panic and tension grow larger...

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this is really scaring me... we consume a lot of dairy products daily so how can we just take this for granted? especially people who love chocolates, ice cream, yogurts, powdered and bottled milk a lot. i just heard recently that cadbury and oreo were positive... it made me so sad...

So far, only 2 Chinese milk products namely Green Food Yili Pure Milk and Mengniu Original Drink Milk from China have both tested and confirmed positive for melamine contamination according to the Department of Health (DOH), tests conducted by BFAD. There were about 56 milk products subject to testing, 28 of which have been completely tested and cleared (others still in process). below is a list of those that have been tested negative for melamine contamination as identified by our Health Secretary Francisco Duque:

NEGATIVE
1. Anchor Lite Milk

2. Anlene High calcium low fat milk UHT

3. Bear Brand instant

4. Chic Choc milk chocolate

5. Farmland skim milk

6. Jinwei Drink

7. Jolly Cow pure fresh milk

8. Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight

9. Lactogen 1 DHA infant formula

10. M&M milk chocolate candies

11. M&M peanut chocolate candies

12. Milk Boy

13. Nestogen 2 DHA follow-up formula

14. Nestogen 3 DHA follow-up formula

15. Nido 3+ prebio with DHA

16. Nido Full Cream milk powder

17. Nido Jr.

18. No-sugar chocolate of Isomalt 2 Oligosaccharide

19. Nutri Express milk drink

20. Pura UHT fresh Milk

21. Snickers fresh roasted in caramel nogut in thick milk chocolate

22. Vitasoy soya milk drink

23. Wahaha Orange

24. Wahaha Yellow

25. Want want Milk Drink

26. Windmill Skim Milk Powder

27. Yinlu Milk Peanut

28. Yogi Yogurt Flavored Milk Drink

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

this is the list they have as of October 3, 2008. you may view the entire article @ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/03/08/two-chinese-milk-products-rp-test-positive-melamine

though it would be very hard for me to stop myself from eating my favorite biscuit cookie (oreo double stuff), i have no choice but to give it up for now until all results have been released from lab tests... keeping my fingers crossed again...

sigh...


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