(For a story about contaminants in the human food chain double click on [ID:nT169720] ) Nov 3 (Reuters) - The discovery in Hong Kong of eggs contaminated with melamine has confirmed what experts have ...

China's Health Ministry announced Sunday that 12,892 infants and young children have been sickened by tainted milk powder -- more than double the number previously reported -- acc ...

(Reuters) - The World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday China's contaminated milk powder scandal was "deplorable" as more countries in Asia and Europe banned imports of Chinese milk ...

Melamine is an organic compound that is often combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a synthetic polymer which is fire resistant and heat tolerant. Melamine resin is a very versatile ...

Melamine, traditionally used to create durable dishware and clear resins, has been used in recent years to produce consumable products. The results have been damaging. In September 2008, nearly 53,000 ...

We love a steaming hot bowl of soup -- ramen, pho, beef noodle soup, whatever. But scientists say that if the bowl is made with melamine, the melamine might be seeping into our bodies. Melamine is a ...

BEIJING — In the United States, it is feared as a killer of cats and dogs and a potential threat to humans. Yet in China, the mildly toxic chemical melamine is commonly used in animal feed and is even ...

Melamine warnings have been in the headlines for months, and it seems that every few weeks another food item is added to the growing list of contaminated foodstuffs. Understandably, South Africans – ...

In post-war America, the typical middle-class neighborhood was characterized by dinners on the patio, lots of kids, and laidback gatherings where you wouldn't dream of putting out the good china and a ...

-- Melamine is a white powder used in plastic-making. It was first synthesised by a German scientist in the 1830s. -- Melamine resin, a mix of melamine and formaldehyde, is used in the manufacture of ...