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The recall caused significant shortages in baby formula across the United States. [112] 2022 – At least 40 dogs died in Brazil after consuming Bassar produced snacks for dental care [113] that were also sold under the Petz [114] brand. The snacks were contaminated with ethylene glycol, probably originating from contamined propylene glycol ...
Empty milk shelf in a Carrefour supermarket in China as a result of the scandal. The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants.
In September 2008, a fresh outbreak of kidney disease occurred, due to baby formula contaminated by melamine. Melamine was deliberately added to fool quality testing intended to measure protein content, which was implemented after the 2004 incident where babies died of malnutrition due to baby formula being watered down too much.
Serenity Kids, a baby food manufacturer with products in 20,000 stores including Sprouts, Albertsons and Whole Foods, had already earned Clean Label certification by the time the California law ...
The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024, introduced on Thursday, would direct the FDA to develop maximum allowable limits for toxic heavy metals found in baby food more broadly.
Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies.Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup.Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips.. In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an ...
The prime suspect was contamination indicated by the presence of melamine, an industrial chemical found in plastics and resins. The FDA examined 210 samples of pet food and ingredients in six field laboratories. Of those, 130 tested positive for melamine either in the food itself or in wheat gluten used to
In 2021, a congressional investigation found that commercial baby food was tainted with significant levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, prompting the FDA to draft industry guidelines to ...