The harmful chemical melamine has been detected in five products containing Chinese egg powder used to make sauces and seasonings, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced Wednesday.
Melamine, a nitrogen-based industrial chemical that artificially increases protein content in dairy products, caused an uproar in China last month after traces of the toxin were discovered in baby milk formula, leading to the deaths of several infants and the illness of thousands more.
The latest finding of the harmful chemical came two days after an ingredient used to make biscuits was found to contain high concentrations of melamine. The nation’s food agency said Monday it found 603 parts per million of melamine in one of eight ammonium bicarbonate products imported from China. A local company imported 20 tons of the raising agent used to make many bread products, with half a ton sold to the country’s largest biscuit maker.
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