CURBS ON CHINESE MILK WIDEN

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The European Union, India, France and South Korea yesterday joined the countries and regions imposing restrictions on Chinese milk or dairy-related products, amid signs the toxic milk scandal has provoked a global crisis of confidence in the quality of Chinese exports.

China exported small quantities of dairy and dairy-related products, mostly to other Asian countries, food industry analysts said.

However, the quality crisis in China's dairy industry – where milk powder contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine is blamed for putting 13,000 infants in hospital – could affect industries with a much larger export value, analysts said.

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The European Commission yesterday proposed testing 100 per cent of products from China containing more than 15 per cent milk powder, and banning all products for children and young people containing any milk.

India said it would ban Chinese milk and milk products, South Korea said it would halt imports of Chinese-made foods containing powdered milk and France barred all food items containing Chinese milk. Some 25 countries have imposed recalls, bans or issued warnings about the threat from Chinese dairy-related products.

Yesterday Taiwan's health minister also fell victim to the crisis, announcing he would resign after a public outcry followed news that his government would allow the sale of Chinese milk products with low levels of melamine.

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