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Posted: 11:30 AM Oct 3, 2008
FDA: Tiny bit of melamine in food usually OK
Federal regulators say eating a tiny bit of melamine is not harmful, except in baby formula.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators say eating a tiny bit of melamine is not harmful, except in baby formula.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that trace amounts of the industrial chemical that has touched off a global food safety scare are safe in most foods, except for baby formula.
A safety assessment by the agency concluded that 2.5 parts per million -- a tiny amount -- does not raise concerns. Melamine-tainted infant formula and milk have sickened and killed children in China, and authorities here have discovered melamine in some Chinese candies.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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