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shirley g

It was on the news last night. The Bureau of Food and Drugs warned the public Tuesday against some Chinese candies and cookies that tested positive for formaldehyde, a disinfectant linked to cancer in humans.

It banned Milk Candy, Bairong Grape Biscuits, Yong Kang Foods, and White Rabbit candies for being taintedâ€”although it said the White Rabbit brand of candies made in the Philippines were safe.

The bureau has expanded its list of products for testing to include toothpaste suspected of containing unspecified â€œheavy metals,â€ the bureauâ€™s Deputy Director, Joshua Ramos, said yesterday without elaborating.

Major supermarkets and malls have 15 to 30 days to remove the contaminated items.

A crackdown on distributors and outlets is already being done by the NBI and BFD here. The Bureau of Customs is also watching over and not releasing products from China that are not yet tested by the BFD.

Black Hat

Its on the news last night TFC - TV Patrol.

Those things are TRUE and verified by both parties/government.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE:
1. Always check the labels, brands of stuff you are buying.
2. Do not buy something from China especially foods.

Explorer

it seems capitalism is setting in with Chinese society.
Greed seems to supersede Honor when it comes to business.
If you remember, 4 years ago we had a steel shortage in North America caused by hording on the Asian side of manufacturing. When the mills cried for more raw material, the Chinese cancelled all of their contracts and turned the boats around and headed home. This effectively raised our price as they released cheaper steel back into their own market. This also gave them a competitive edge on the world market.
However, I find that they do not Honor contracts or warranties unless it is solely beneficial to them.
Recently, here in Canada, they found that they had made and sold a cheap knock off battery that was prone to over heat and explode. They used a brand with a good reputation, copied its packaging and sold a cheap battery as a premium battery. These pirated batteries became very dangerous and China's official response was that they are looking into it, but nobody was ever brought to justice.
China is showing very poor business practises in the world market right now and this is related to the lack of care in consumer products and the lack of respect for copy rights, brand names, safety or health.
In case you didn't know, their last official person in charge of health and safety was sentenced to death for sending potentially hazardous foods to North America

sheerâ™¥black

Yes I have Big C! Honestly, I was shocked when they featured the White Rabbit. I love White Rabbit! It's so chewy and sweet. Nakakagigil nguyain! I'm not fond of the local version though.

battgirl

Yup, too bad. Also that tinapa from the street vendor laced with formaldehyde.

I saw that news as well. I liked those white White Rabbit with edible wrapper. So much for cheap Chinese food products.

As much as possible we should eat only fresh meat/veggies cooked at home.

agua dulce

Thanks for letting us know, big chuck. Those candies are available here in the US...most Asian stores carry them.
And those white rabbit candies are available in "eatable" wrappers (i.e., no need to unwrap...eat as is)...ewww.

vibal

heard and watched it all in tv! formaldehyde as in formalin! dios mio! whaaargrrchssss! sorry!

windblown

Thanks for the info.

â„¦ allan y

most factories and companies in china are government owned and after the formaldhyde expose, china declared that our chicken products are contaminated with salmonella.**

yuRi

yes... gud thing m not fond of candies

tisya

yes and it feels good not be a made in china food purchaser.i buy clothing and shoes though because no more made in japan and made in usa its all made in china everywhere!!

DeathStar

formaldehyde, the one that they use for cadavers. OMG!

and pork buns with cardboard OMG!

Shame on them!

BOM CHIKA WAH WAH

what is that scandal all about?..i used to eat that candy with the wrapper long time ago..

NONAME

i haven't.

but i wouldn't be surprised for there have been a string of issues with several products coming from china in recent months, not just food and food ingredients used to make other processed foods, but also low quality kids toys and other everyday stuff we use, that makes them dangerous and life threatening.

thanks for sharing.

ausblue

They should be banned from entering Australia whats gone wrong with our consumer watchdog?? no doing to good

KRISH1111

i heard it now..thanks

papars

You bet. Recently, we had a scandal of Iranian produced apples being coated with red colored wax to pass off in the market as Washington Reds. KFC's chicken nuggets were apparently made of chicken skin and no meat....

And, I once saw on TV that chicken for export in Brazilian poultry farms were fed pellets made of soy protein combined with extracts of cat and dog guts from stray animals that are slain in the dog pound etc...

Yukkkk is all I can say.

SHEMH

NO, not yet. I heard of the "sardines" scandal lately though it's not yet proven to be true.

Anathema Device

Yes and I'm a bit worried because I used to buy that candy a lot.

kahlan nynaeveÂ®

yes, it's in the news. i read about it in the philippine daily inquirer yesterday.

scary. i like that candy but good thing i haven't had it for quite sometime now...

other products from china also has formaldehyde.

UniversallySpeaking

Yeah... my mom told me about it. About the formaldehyde in the wax paper... WHY eat the wax paper anyway?

tin2

Well, I heard it all now...from you and your answerers. I wonder how much trouble I'd get if I say "a case of conspiracy theory maybe"?

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