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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... Read full story »

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