Canada recalls made-in-China cookies
I haven’t posted on food recalls before but the latest string of melamine-related recalls stemming from the Chinese tainted-milk scandal is getting a little hard not to discuss.
Just today 7 varieties of Lotte brand Koala’s March filled cookies that have been pulled off shelves in Canada. Here is the news article. The cookies were manufactured in China and distributed by Lotte U.S.A., Inc. I wanted to share the Lotte U.S.A, Inc., website so you could see images of the products but the website is now offline!
According to the recall, “Melamine, a chemical usually used in industrial products, and is usually harmless in small amounts but when ingested by infants it can lead to kidney failure.”
So far being reported in the news four babies have died after drinking milk containing melamine, while another 53,000 have been sickened.
