Melamine contamination of food products

Risks associated with melamine and related triazine contamination of food

Recent adulteration of milk products with melamine (ME) in several countries caused adverse health effects and even deaths in infants. Earlier, in 2007, contamination of pet food with ME and its related contaminants was associated with many clinical cases of canine and feline nephrotoxicity, and in some cases mortality. ME is a triazine compound that is often detected with other triazine analog...

Melamine Contamination of Infant Formula

Melamine Contamination of Infant Formula in China: The Causes, Food Safety Issues and Public Health Implications

Contamination of food and agro products in Hungary.

This report gives a short survey of the situation concerning chemical contamination of foods in Hungary. It starts with a legal background and lists the institutions partaking in control and monitoring of food contamination. The report gives the most important food contaminants analysed in Hungary, and in some cases provides information about the actual levels. It concludes by stressing the imp...

Aflatoxin contamination of food and food products in Thailand: an overview.

This paper presents an overview of reports of aflatoxin contamination in various foods and products, which have been carried out in Thailand between 1967-2001. Thirteen available international and local reports (n=3,206 samples) focused on type of food, season and geographic areas, and have been collected for statistical analysis. The accumulated data showed 1,248 (38.9%) of 3,206 samples were ...