Reports of melamine contamination of infant formula in Chinahave raised concerns of tainted products spreading to the UnitedStates.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that thereis no known threat of contamination of infant formula manufacturedby companies that have met the requirements to sell such productsin the United States. However, the following is a list of companiesand their products being recalled because of detected melaminecontamination:
Lotte USA Inc., of Battle Creek, Mich.
All flavors of Koala March Cookies. Distributed nationwide andto Canada through wholesale distributors and retail stores.The products are packaged in a plastic overwrap.
Hua Xia Food Trade USA Inc. of Flushing, N.Y.
YILI Brand Sour Milk Drink. Distributed to New York City throughAsian retail grocery stores and packaged in 250 ml flexiblepaperboard boxes with blue, red and green Chinese writing. Thereis a picture of an Asian man in a green shirt and white tie.
YILI Brand Pure Milk Drink. Distributed to New York City throughAsian retail grocery stores and packaged in 250 ml flexiblepaperboard boxes with black, red and white writing in Englishand Chinese. There is a picture of two cows playing a sporton the face of the box.
Tristar Food Wholesale Co. Inc. of Jersey City, N.J.
Blue Cat Flavor Drink. Sold nationwide in Asian grocery stores,the product comes in 100 ml plastic bottles with a logo of bluecat on the back of the bottle and the word "blue cat" in Chineseon the front.
QFCO Inc. of Burlingame, Calif.
White Rabbit Candy. Sold through wholesale distributors to retailstores in California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota,New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
Sunny Maid Corp. of Monterey Park, Calif.
Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products. Mr. Brown 3-in-1and 2-in-1 powdered packets were sold in plastic bags, eachcontaining 30 individual packets. Flavors include MandhelingBlend, Arabica, Blue Mountain Blend, Caramel Macchiato, FrenchVanilla and Milk Tea.
Consumers should stop using these products and return them tothe place of purchase for a refund.
