Australia recalls tea in milk scandal
Associated Press
First Posted 23:22:00 10/03/2008
Filed Under: milk crisis, Food, Health, Consumer Issues
SYDNEY, Australia—Australian food regulators recalled a brand of tea on Friday, the fourth product withdrawn from the country's stores in the wake of China's tainted milk scandal.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand said in a statement that Chinese-made Kirin Milk Tea was withdrawn from sale after tests in Australia found that the blended drink contained melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.
On Wednesday, the agency recalled Lotte Koala Biscuits -- a popular line of chocolate-filled cookies -- as a precaution after tests in the southern Chinese territory of Macau found melamine levels 24 times the safe limit. Both Kirin and Lotte are Japan-based companies.
On Monday, British candy maker Cadbury recalled a line of its chocolates -- Cadbury Eclairs -- after preliminary tests of the Chinese-manufactured sweets detected traces of melamine. And last week, the agency recalled White Rabbit candies, which have tested positive in both New Zealand and Australia for melamine.
The melamine scandal has been blamed for the deaths of four Chinese children and for sickening 54,000 others.
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