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Article: Govt warns public to avoid milk products from China
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- The Manila Times
- Article date:
- September 23, 2008
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has asked local retailers to pull out milk products imported from China on reports that they had been contaminated with the chemical melamine, which can cause kidney failure.
It advised consumers to carefully inspect milk products they would purchase and avoid those imported from China.
According to Zenaida Maglaya, the Trade Undersecretary for Consumer Welfare, the public should refrain from buying milk brands they are not familiar with, especially those without labels in the packaging and are being sold by street vendors.
She said the department is monitoring all milk products in the market.
Maglaya also advised consumers to buy locally ...