Consumers Advised Not to Consume Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
and Milk Tea Products and White Rabbit Creamy Candy Due to
Melamine Contamination
Sept. 26, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division Friday advised consumers not to eat Mr. Brown
instant coffee and milk tea products manufactured by
Shandong Duqing Inc. and distributed by King Car Food
Industrial Co. Ltd. of China or White Rabbit Creamy Candy
manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan International Trade
Co. Ltd. of China, due to possible contamination with the
chemical melamine. Consumers may have purchased these
products in Asian markets or from the Internet.
Health officials urged individuals who experience health
problems after consuming any of the identified products to
contact their health care professional.
The affected Mr. Brown products include:
Mandheling Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
Arabica Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
Blue Mountain Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
Caramel Macchiato Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
French Vanilla Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
Mandhling Blend instant Coffee (2-in-1)
Brown Milk Tea (3-in-1)
To date, there have been no illnesses in Colorado, and
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not aware of any
illnesses in the United States stemming from consumption of
the products. Food safety authorities worldwide began
pulling the products from store shelves early Friday when
they were notified of the contamination.
Health officials said melamine is not an approved food
additive and artificially increases the proteins of milk and
other food products. Eating melamine can lead to kidney
stones, kidney disease, urinary tract ulcers, and eye and
skin irritations. It also robs infants of much-needed
nutrition.
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