Further to the Chinese dairy recall.....

[canberramomma]

My hubby just sent me this:


<tt>"Important. Pass this on to your friends</tt>


<tt> Following items have been recalled due to China's Milk Contamination.</tt>


<tt> M & Ms</tt>


<tt> Snickers</tt>


<tt> Mentos</tt>


<tt> Oreos</tt>


<tt> Dove Chocolates</tt>


<tt> Monmilk</tt>


<tt> Dutchlady Milk</tt>


<tt> Walls Icecreams</tt>


<tt> Mini poppers Ice cream</tt>


<tt> Magnum Ice cream</tt>


<tt> Moosandwitch Ice Cream</tt>


<tt> Cornetto Ice cream</tt>


<tt> Youcan Ice cream</tt>


<tt> Singapore Stores have been asked to take them off the Shelves.</tt>


<tt> If you have any of these in your house don't eat them.</tt>


<tt> Large brand names outsource their milk and milk products from China. So</tt>


<tt> make sure that the milk you use is local or New Zealand & Australian to</tt>


<tt> be on the safe side. Even local brands, make sure the milk they use is</tt>


<tt> from Srilanka and not outsourced from China.</tt>



<tt> In China many children have been affected with kidney stone decease and</tt>


<tt> some have died.</tt>



<tt> All milk and milk products originating from China have been recalled</tt>


<tt> world wide.</tt>"

His workplace is circulating this in the interests of their workers and families. Just thought I'd share.

[NibbleCurlynBub]

:yes: Cadbury.. Apparently they're quite angry about it.

[canberramomma]

Well, they will source the cheapest ingredients and not carry out proper quality control checks. Hope no more bubs get sick, though.

[Kattus]

Its terrible what has happened to all those people and I cant believe we are only finding out now about other products it could have effected :no:

Thanks for that hun

[Ana Gram]

Arrgghhh, Ruby got an M&M showbag at the show, so guess what we have been eating all week :banghead:

[NibbleCurlynBub]

I'd think they would be okay, show bags are made WAY ahead of time. :yes:

[Jakois]

Arrgghhh, Ruby got an M&M showbag at the show, so guess what we have been eating all week :banghead:

It only applies to the M&M's made in China. Not worldwide..

[Phyllis Stein]

It only applies to the M&M's made in China. Not worldwide..

I thought it would be any that use Chinese milk products? Personally, I'm stearing clear of anything not made locally.

[Ana Gram]

It doesn't say where they have sourced their milk from on the packets.

[PunkyDiva]

Nestle and Cadbury on my boycott list anyways. :D

[Jakois]

It doesn't say where they have sourced their milk from on the packets.
So far in Australia the only two products recalled were Chocolate Eclairs and the fun size cadbury dairy milks.
That email is actually not from Australia:).
I dont think you have anything to worry about. As NCB said, Showbags are prepared WAY ahead of time:yes:.
If you are still worried, call the Cadbury Consumer Hotline.

[canberramomma]

Nestle and Cadbury on my boycott list anyways. :D

Me too and the 'profits before people' ethos they hold is largely why. That, and Nestle is actually owned by Satan. Very few people know that.:laughing::D

[Phyllis Stein]

That, and Nestle is actually owned by Satan. Very few people know that.:laughing::D

*snort*

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

Me too and the 'profits before people' ethos they hold is largely why. That, and Nestle is actually owned by Satan. Very few people know that.:laughing::D
:laughing:

I think a great idea would be for everyone to email cadbury and nestle Australia and ask where they source their milk products from??? Also mention that you boycott these products due to this reason, public pressure may (may not) help them to change their practices.

[canberramomma]

Yeah, I've been writing to companies for years, but I think when they make such huge profits, the opinion of one hippy mum doesn't even register. Most of my friends very quietly ask me about brands, though. My son was at a friends house the other day and was offered Milo. He refused saying that he wasn't allowed Nestle because the company killed brown skinned babies. I was soooo proud!!!:D The friends mother was a little mortified, though!

[Thermolicious]

My son was at a friends house the other day and was offered Milo. He refused saying that he wasn't allowed Nestle because the company killed brown skinned babies. I was soooo proud!!!:D The friends mother was a little mortified, though!

LMAO :laughing:

:thumbsup: good job!

[Nomsie]

Snickers and M+M's etc are made by Mars...

I bought a pack of M+M's yesterday off some girl guides... just finished a mouthful then... :rolleyes:

[canberramomma]

But Mars/Masterfoods are a multi-national and just use whatever ingredients from whatever country is cheapest, too. I'm not sure of the quality control process, but it's probably not much different to the others. They don't have to disclose where the ingredients come from, they just have to say something like "Manufactured in *whatever country* from local and imported ingredients.

BTW, they also won't sign up to the the GM free list, just like Cadbury and Nestle. :banghead: But that's a whole other issue!

[Nomsie]

:D Thats cool, just pointing out that if someone tried to contact Cadbury/Nestle about M+M's, they will get laughed at... :D