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07-20-2007, 07:00 PM
Dominican health officials will be monitoring a shipment of powdered milk from China that is expected to arrive in the DR within the next few days. The concern over the powdered milk comes in response to the recent problems associated with "Mr. Cool" and "Excel" toothpaste. In May 2007 these brands of toothpaste, which are also made in China, proved to have high levels of the toxic chemical Diethylene Glycol and 100 deaths were linked to its use in Panama. This led Dominican officials to impound much of the generic toothpaste stocks around the country.
Environment Health director Luis Felix Roa said that the goal is to determine whether the milk is suitable for human consumption. Roa, quoted in Diario Libre, said that he didn't know the name of the company importing the milk. The Customs Department (DGA) has sent out warnings to all the ports in the country. Customs officials are suspicious of the Chinese milk because it is not one of the products China normally exports.
Customs director Miguel Cocco has the department on alert to inspect the product once it arrives suspecting the low prices being quoted for the imported milk, especially as China is known as an importer of milk and not a producer for export, as reported in El Dia.
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Environment Health director Luis Felix Roa said that the goal is to determine whether the milk is suitable for human consumption. Roa, quoted in Diario Libre, said that he didn't know the name of the company importing the milk. The Customs Department (DGA) has sent out warnings to all the ports in the country. Customs officials are suspicious of the Chinese milk because it is not one of the products China normally exports.
Customs director Miguel Cocco has the department on alert to inspect the product once it arrives suspecting the low prices being quoted for the imported milk, especially as China is known as an importer of milk and not a producer for export, as reported in El Dia.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)