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Article: China returns 100 tons of nitrite-laden milk powder to US.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 24, 2006
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China returns 100 tons of nitrite-laden milk powder to US
Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China has returned some 100 tons of US-made milk powder, found to contain excessive amounts of the cancer-causing substance nitrite, officials said.
The milk powder was imported in three batches by a Chinese company from July to August, the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau announced.
It refused to disclose either the name of the US manufacturer of the milk powder or the name of the importing company but said the Chinese company imported the milk powder as raw material for making chocolates.
Samples from the three batches of milk powder ...