Honestly, I would not have be bothered by the melamine case if I do not drink milk.
Based on NY Times Online, the chairman of the Chinese Company that was involved in the melamine scandal went on trial today. Melamine is a small organic molecule with a high nitrogen content that can easily fool the quality control equipment into thinking that nitrogen (from protein) is present at normal levels and so the milk is passed as good. Unfortunately, its possible accumulation in the body causes toxicity problems - basically damaging the kidneys and forming stones
The accused may face a maximum penalty of death for producing and selling contaminated baby milk food. China's Health Ministry on Wednesday promised to build a "pre-emptive" monitoring system to stamp out the use of black-listed non-food additives that have led to health scares involving eggs, seafoods, and sweets in recent years.
A combination of greed and negligence allow the danger to slip into the food chain. But, seriously! Do we have to wait for more death on our list to impose a secured act to ensure that the food that is going into our mouth is healthy and safe? Heck, we've already got our hands full with obesity and eating disorder!
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