Taiwan orders all Chinese milk products off shelves
The government ordered stores to remove all remaining Chinese milk products from store shelves after more items were found to be tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, officials said.
Retailers were ordered to remove all Chinese dairy products and non-dairy creamers from shelves by Wednesday night or face a fine of up to 150,000 twd, said an official at the Department of Health.
Products that test negative for melamine content will be replaced on shelves, while those found to be contaminated will be destroyed, the official said.
Taiwan has already banned the import of Chinese milk products and non-dairy creamers, and seized nearly 10 tonnes of milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, the company originally at the centre of the health scare on the mainland.
China has said 53,000 children have been sickened by milk contaminated with melamine, which is normally used to make plastics.
It has led to four deaths so far and prompted a host of nations to ban, or at least scrutinise, Chinese dairy imports.
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