I read with horror the ongoing saga involving the Chinese milk powder contaminated with melamine which has thus far made 1,253 babies sick.

As more reports file in, the numbers keep increasing. Two babies have already died from drinking the formula laced with melamine in a ploy by farmers to boost the apparent protein content of the milk that they sold to one of the best-known milk powder manufacturers in the country.

I felt my inner organs churn a little when I found out that my favourite (or should I use ex-favourite) has also been banned as it is also suspected of being contaminated. Holy shit! Could I be in some form of health trouble as well?

“Mengniu (蒙牛) was among those named for having milk powder samples which tested positive for melamine…”

I became a huge fan of Mengniu milk, especially the walnut flavour after I first drank it in China last year. I recall drinking Mengniu every night for eight consecutive days while on holiday there. After my return, I started drinking Mengniu too.

And as I started reading more, I found that Yili and subsequently Mengniu are just the tip of the iceberg. Below is the list (till date) of all milk products from China found containing melamine.

Steer clear…read the labels first…you have been warned!

• Natural Choice Yogurt Flavoured Ice Bar with Real Fruit
• Nestle Dairy Farm UHT Pure Milk
• Mengniu Pure Milk
• Yili Pure Milk
• Yili High calcium low fat milk beverage
• Yili Super Bean Red Bean Chestnut Ice Bar
• Yili Bean Club- Matcha red bean ice bar
• Yili High Calcium Milk Beverage
• Yili Bean Club- Red bean milk bar
• Yili Prestige Chocliz – Dark Chocolate Bar
• Yili Pure Milk
• KLIM Instant Full Cream Milk Powder ( 1.8 kg )
• Nestle Carnation Calcium Plus Non Fat Milk Powder ( 1.6 kg )
• Nespray
• Monmilk Breakfast Milk Walnut Milk Beverage
• Monmilk Suan Suan Ru Sour Milk Beverage (Mango Flavour)
• Vita Fresh Milk
• Nestle Vanilla Flavour Ice Cream Cone
• Nestle Chocolate Flavour Ice Cream Cone
• Meiji Ujikintoki (red bean and green tea frozen confection)
• Meiji Hokkaido Azuki (red bean ice cream)
• Trappist Dairy Low Fat Yogurt Drink

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