- NOTE: Snopes states that the information at the
bottom of this article regarding barcodes and country of origin is not
accurate. See http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp
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- China milk poisoning incidents make everyone afraid to
look at the daily news report. Everyday, the reports are changing. No one
can clearly tell us what to eat and not to eat.
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- 1. What really is poisoned milk?
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- It is the milk powder mixed with "MELAMINE"
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- What is Melamine use for? It is an industrial chemical
use in the production of melawares
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- It is also used in home decoration. " US resistant
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- Do you understand? Melamine is use in industrial production
& it cannot be eaten.
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- 2. Why is Melamine added in milk powder?
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- The most important nutrient in milk is protein. And Melamine
has the same protein that contains "NITROGEN"
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- Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content and it is
cheaper than milk so it lowers capitalization. It can give the business
man more profit!
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- Below is Melamine; doesn't it look like milk? It doesn't
have any smell, so cannot be detected.
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- 3. When was it discovered?
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- Year 2007, US cats and dogs died suddenly, they found
that pet food from China contains Melamine.
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- Starting 2008, In China , an abnormal increase in infant
cases of kidney stones.
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- August 2008 China Sanlu Milk Powder tested with Melamine
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- Sept. 2008, New Zealand gov't ask China to check this
problem Sept. 21, 2008, lots of food products in Taiwan tested with Melamine
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- 4. What happens when Melamine is digested?
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- Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stones
blocking the tubes. Pain will be eminent and person cannot urinate. Kidney
will then swell.
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- Although surgery can remove the stones, but it will cause
irreversible kidney damage. It can lead to loss of kidney function and
will require kidney dialysis or lead to death because of uremia.
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- What is dialysis? In fact, it should be called "blood
washing"; it is filtering all of the body's blood into the machine
and then go back to the body.
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- The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary to
dialysis once for every 3 days for the rest of your life.
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- Here is a dialysis center
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- Large dialysis center
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- A small hole is required in the arm to insert the sub-dialysis
catheter.
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- Why is it more serious in babies? Because the kidney
is very small and they drink a lot of milk powder.
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- Here is a baby undergoing dialysis.
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- China currenty has 13,000 infants hospitalized
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- It does not matter how much a human being took Melamine.
The important point is "It cannot be EATEN!"
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- 5. What are the foods to be avoided?
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- Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided.
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- Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided.
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- 6. Which companies are affected?
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- 7. What do we do next?
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- Avoid the above foods for at least six months.
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- If you have snack bar, restaurant or coffee shops, stop
selling dairy products for the meantime.
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- If you have infants at home, change to mother's milk
or find other substitutes.
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- Finally, share this information with friends so they
will understand the risk of milk poisoning.
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- The whole world is scared of China made 'black hearted
goods'.
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- Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA, Philippines,
Taiwan or China?
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- Let me tell you how... the first 3 digits of the barcode
is the country code wherein the product was made.
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- Sample all barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until
695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
- 471 is Made in Taiwan
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- This is our human right to know, but the government and
related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE
ourselves.
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- Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do
not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country
it is made.
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- However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if
the first 3 digits is 690-695 then it is Made in China .
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- 00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
- 30 ~ 37 FRANCE
- 40 ~ 44 GERMANY
- 49 ~ JAPAN
- 50 ~ UK
- 57 ~ Denmark
- 64 ~ Finland
- 76 ~ Switzerland and Lienchtenstein
- 628 ~ Saudi-Arabien
- 629 ~ United Arab Emirates
- 740 ~ 745 - Central America
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- All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.
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- Please inform your family and friends for them to be
aware.
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