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China’s milk poisoning
incidents make everyone afraid. Every day,
the reports change. No one can clearly tell us what to eat
and not to eat.
1.What is poisoned milk?
It is milk powder mixed with
'MELAMINE'.
What is Melamine use for? It is an industrial chemical use in the production
of melawares.
It
is also used in home decoration.
Melamine
is use in industrial production and it cannot be eaten.
2.Why
is Melamine added to milk powder?
The
most important nutrient in milk is protein. And Melamine has
the same protein in, which contains
NITROGEN.
Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content and it is
cheaper than milk so it
lowers capitalization, giving businesses more profit.
Below is Melamine; doesn't it look like milk? It doesn't have
any smell, so cannot be detected.
3.When was melamine poisoning discovered?
In 2007, US cats and dogs died suddenly, and an investigation
found that pet food from China contained Melamine.
In 2008, in China , an abnormal increase in infant cases of
kidney stones was discovered.
In August 2008, in China , Sanlu Milk Powder tested positive
for Melamine.
In September 2008, in the New Zealand government asked China
to check this problem.
On September 21, 2008, a variety of food products tested in
Taiwan were found to contain Melamine.
4.What happens when Melamine is digested?
Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stones,
blocking the tubes.
It is
painful, and poisoned people cannot urinate. The kidney
swells.
Although surgery can remove the stones, Melamine poisoning
can cause irreversible kidney damage
that can lead to loss of kidney function, may require
dialysis or can lead to death because of uremia.
5. What is dialysis?
It
is filtering all of the body's blood into a dialysis machine
and then putting it back into the body – blood washing.
The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary once
every 3 days for the rest of your life.
Here is a dialysis center
Large dialysis center.
A small hole is required in the arm to insert the
sub-dialysis catheter.
Why is it more serious in babies? Because the kidney is very
small and they drink a lot of milk powder.
Here is a baby undergoing dialysis.
China currently has 13,000 infants hospitalized.
It does not matter how much Melamine was consumed. The
important point is 'It
cannot be EATEN!'
5. What are the
foods to be avoided?
Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided.
Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided.
6.Which
companies are affected?
Here are the companies affected with by this Melamine
epidemic.
7.What
do we do next?
Avoid the above foods for at
least six months.
If you have snack bar, restaurant or coffee shops,
stop selling dairy products for the meantime.
If you have infants at home, change to mother's milk
or find other substitutes.
Finally, share this information with friends so they
will understand the risk of milk poisoning.
The whole world is scared of China making
'black-hearted goods'. Can you differentiate which one is
made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ? Let me tell
you how... the first 3 digits of the barcode indicates the
country code where the product was made.
All barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until 695 are MADE
IN CHINA.�
471 is Made in Taiwan�
It is our right to know, but the government and related
departments never educate the public, therefore we have to educate ourselves.
Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not
prefer products 'Made in China ', so they don't show from
which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the
first 3 digits is 690-695 then it is Made in China ..
00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Lienchtenstein
628 ~ Saudi-Arabien
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America
All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.
Please inform your family and friends.
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