Endo Blog: More on contaminated food products

September 30, 2008

More on contaminated food products

The Chinese milk-safety scandal exposes one of the pitfalls of a key strategy of the world's big multinational food companies: relying on local suppliers in emerging markets.

On Tuesday, Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever NV recalled four batches of Lipton Milk Tea in Hong Kong and Macau, which were found to contain the industrial chemical melamine, a company spokesperson said.

A day earlier, H.J. Heinz Co. said it would stop using milk from China in the baby food it sells on the mainland and in Hong Kong. Nestlé SA, the world's biggest food company by sales, said it is examining its procedures for buying milk in China, where it relies on a network of individual farmers.

I have previously posted on the problem with contaminated food products from China and how insurance companies are making money by promoting generic drugs. Next post will link the disparate elements.

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THANK YOU for your constant vigilance, energy, and for fighting the good fights.
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