DOH SAYS:
18 canned meat products melamine-free
By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 12:04:00 10/20/2008
Filed Under: Health, Consumer Issues, Food, milk crisis
MANILA, Philippines -- At least 18 canned meat products tested negative for melamine, the Department of Health announced Monday.
The DOH said the products were tested by the Bureau of Food and Drugs.
When asked why some of the products were also tested for melamine even if these did not come from China, Health Secretary Francisco Duque told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview, “We just wanted to make sure that these meat products do not contain melamine. Baka imported din kasi yung ibang meat products [The other meat products might also be imported].”
The products are:
Argentina corned beef chunky 190 g
Changlong pork luncheon meet 170 g
Great Wall brand premium ham luncheon meat 340 g
Gulong china (Well known mark) pork luncheon meat 340 g
Liberty pork luncheon meat 375 grams
Maling Canned pork luncheon meat 397 g
Maling chunky corned beef 150 g
Maling pork luncheon meat 170 g
Maling pork luncheon 397 grams
Maling premium pork luncheon meat 397 grams
Maling Vienna sausage 140 g
Narcissus brand pork minced with bean paste 185 grams
Narcissus brand premium luncheon meat 397 g
Narcissus brand spiced pork cubes 142 grams
Narcissus brand stewed pork 397 grams
Pure Foods Chinese style luncheon meat 165 grams
Pure Foods corned beef 210 grams
Shanghai brand Chinese luncheon meat (new budget size) 165 grams
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