Lipton-brand milk tea powder recalled in Asia
Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever is recalling its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau.
By Agencies |
HONG KONG: Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever is recalling its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they were found to contain traces of a banned industrial chemical, the company has said.
The recall of four batches of Lipton's 3-in-1 milk tea powder came after the company's internal quality check found melamine, used to make plastics and fertilizers, in the products, Unilever Hong Kong Ltd said in a statement on Tuesday.
The contaminated products used Chinese-made milk powder as raw material, said marketing director Sharon Hwang for Unilever Hong Kong. She declined to reveal which brand the company had used.
Dozens of Chinese-made food products have been found to contain melamine, killing four babies and sickening more than 50,000 in mainland China. According to the state-run China News Service, 27 people have been arrested so far in connection with the scandal.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday asked the country's dairy industry to step up supervision and pay attention to product quality, a statement underscoring the top leadership's determination in resolving the scandal.
The comments by Hu, carried on China Central Television's evening news broadcast, were his most public yet since the scandal broke earlier this month.
The recall of four batches of Lipton's 3-in-1 milk tea powder came after the company's internal quality check found melamine, used to make plastics and fertilizers, in the products, Unilever Hong Kong Ltd said in a statement on Tuesday.
The contaminated products used Chinese-made milk powder as raw material, said marketing director Sharon Hwang for Unilever Hong Kong. She declined to reveal which brand the company had used.
Dozens of Chinese-made food products have been found to contain melamine, killing four babies and sickening more than 50,000 in mainland China. According to the state-run China News Service, 27 people have been arrested so far in connection with the scandal.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday asked the country's dairy industry to step up supervision and pay attention to product quality, a statement underscoring the top leadership's determination in resolving the scandal.
The comments by Hu, carried on China Central Television's evening news broadcast, were his most public yet since the scandal broke earlier this month.
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