So does this mean that they put "thumbs down" stickers on the cans that
AREN'T in line with the iodine standards? Are consumers supposed to know to
look for the thumbs??

curiouser and curiouser....

Melissa Vickers, IBCLC
Huntingdon, TN
>
> Date:    Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:09:01 -0400
> From:    Norma Ritter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Nestle news
>
> http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/17/content_485433.htm
> >Switzerland-based Nestle recalled two Neslac products in June after
> authorities found they contained too much iodine.  <
> CLIP
> >The milk-powder cans now carry a sticker with a "Thumbs-up" logo to
> show it's produced in line with iodine standards. Nestle is giving out
> samples and stationing doctors in Beijing supermarket chains to answer
> customer concerns.<
> CLIP
> >The recall of Neslac, ordered by the Beijing Administration of
> Industry and Commerce, came after Nestle had to pull another brand,
> Neslac Gold 3, after authorities found levels of iodine that exceeded
> Chinese standards. Too little or too much iodine can lead to health
> problems, including goiter, a swelling of the neck due to an enlarged
> thyroid gland.<
>
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