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 Tainted Tea Pulled 
 in Hong Kong 

Latest product recalled for melamine traces

CNN CNN Sep 30, 08 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. More »

More about:  Hong Kong • melamine • product recall • Macau • Unilever

Kraft, Mars, Cadbury Hit by Chinese Tainting Scandal

Melamine concerns prompt recall, probe

Australia's News Network Australia's News Network Sep 29, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kraft and Mars are investigating claims by the Indonesian government that products including Oreos, M&Ms, and Snickers imported from China are tainted with melamine, PerthNow reports. The company notes that the products tested melamine-free elsewhere in Asia, and suggests that they could be counterfeit. Still, the firms are supporting a recall. Meanwhile, Cadbury is pulling 11 chocolate products from Hong Kong shelves, the BBC reports. More »

More about:  China • Mars • Indonesia • Hong Kong • melamine • candy • product recall • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft • Oreo • M&Ms

 Tot's Death Spurs 
 Soccer Goal Recall 

Toddler strangled after head became trapped in mesh

NPR NPR Sep 17, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some 190,000 fold-up soccer goals are being recalled after the strangulation death of a Texas toddler, NPR reports. Distributor Regent Sports will replace all MacGregor and Mitre brand nets with a 5-inch grid sent in by customers. The 21-month-old child died last year when his head became entangled in the mesh as he climbed through the back of the net. The company has received other reports of children becoming trapped. More »

Mattel Gets Tough on Chinese Suppliers

Second recall was a serious wake-up call

New York Times New York Times Aug 29, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first batch of lead-tainted toys it had to recall, Mattel wrote off as an isolated incident—"a single vendor who made a big mistake.” But when it came to recalling 1.5 million unsafe Barbie dolls, Sarge jeeps and other toys made in China, the company knew its relationships with Chinese contractors would have to be overhauled, the New York Times reports.  More »

More about:  China • recall • Mattel • product recall • consumer safety • manufacturer

China Declares War
on Tainted Exports

Beijing launches 4-month national campaign

Reuters Reuters Aug 24, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to counteract the flood of bad publicity about its product-safety system, China will mount a 4-month "war" on tainted exports that focuses on whipping government officials into shape, Reuters reports. The short-term campaign is "a special battle to protect the health and personal interests of the public," says the vice premier. More »

More about:  China • exports • product safety • communism • Wu Yi • product recall • consumer safety • tainted toothpaste

Recipe for Disaster: Easy-Bake
Oven + Kids

Manufacturer issues second recall this year

Associated Press Associated Press Jul 20, 07 12:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A repair kit intended to make Easy-Bake Ovens safer hasn't done its job, forcing the manufacturer to issue its second recall in less than a year. Hasbro said yesterday that hundreds of children have caught hands or fingers in the oven doors, and the AP reports that one girl was burned so badly she had part of a finger amputated. More »

More about:  China • recall • product safety • Hasbro • product recall

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