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Tainted Tea Pulled in Hong Kong

Latest product recalled for melamine traces

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Sep 30, 2008 12:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the recall as precautionary and said no other products were affected.

A shelf, above, is empty at a supermarket in Hong Kong after melamine-related recalls yesterday.
A shelf, above, is empty at a supermarket in Hong Kong after melamine-related recalls yesterday.   (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled for having traces of melamine.
Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled for having traces of melamine.   (Unilever)
Chairman of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates talks to Unilever Chairman Michael Treschow. Unilever is recalling products in Hong Kong and Macau.
Chairman of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates talks to Unilever Chairman Michael Treschow. Unilever is recalling products in Hong Kong and Macau.   (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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