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China pulls milk formula from supermarkets shelves 

02/06/2005 - Nestle has launched an investigation into its milk products,
after a type of baby powder sold in Chinese supermarkets failed to meet
national standards over iodine content, reports Claire Johnston.
One of Nestle's best selling Chinese milk powders was found to contain too
much iodine, according to a survey conducted by quality inspection
authorities in Zhejiang Province. 
"This is the first time we have found milk powder containing excessive
iodine in recent years," said Bian Yuyang, an official from the Zhejiang
Administration of Industry and Commerce. 
Chinese standards state that every 100 grams of milk powder, for infants and
young children, is allowed to contain 30-150 micrograms of iodine; the
content of iodine found in Nestle's Jin Pai Growing 3-Milk Powder was
slightly higher than the 150 mg maximum.
...
The statement released by Nestle says that the milk powder is still safe and
that the situation is thought to have been caused by fluctuations of iodine
contained in fresh milk, the main ingredient of Jin Pai Growing 3-Milk
Powder. 

Judy Ritchie

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