China Milk Scandal

I'm sure u guys already know about the China milk incident which had already caused fifty over thousands of babies falling sick in mainland China. Well, if u dun, pls pick up the newspaper n read the article, cos u're seriously living in ur own hole. Up till today, 4 infants had died from consuming the contaminated milk power. The main culprit is an organic compound called Melamine(see chemical structure below). It is actually added to the milk power to boost it's protein value due t its 66% nitrogen content by mass. I dunno why China people like to do such stuffs w/o considering the consequences.

I shudder upon seeing this structure. It's no wonder it has created trouble when ingested. From wikipedia, looking at the way Melamine is produced by industry manufacturers makes me even sicker..

Quote:

Melamine was first synthesized by Liebig in 1834. In early production, first Calcium Cyanamide is converted into dicyandiamide, then heated above its melting temperature to produce melamine. However, today most industrial manufacturers use urea in the following reaction to produce melamine

6 (NH₂)₂CO → C₃H₆N₆ + 6 NH₃ + 3 CO₂

UREA, a compound dat is toxic in our body, the very main toxic substance dat is being expelled through our urine. It is no wonder dat the babies suffered from renal failure n kidney stones. I wonder how those manufacturers get their source of urea eh??

This milk scandal has also hit local stores due to food imports from China dat contain milk. See the list below.

1. M&M

2. Snickers

3. Mento’s Yoghurt Bottle

4. Dove Chocolate

5. Oreo Wafer Sticks

6. Dutchlady Sterilised Milk

7. Wall’s all natural mango

8. Mini Poppers Ice Cream

9. Magnum Ice Cream

10. Moo Sandwich Ice Cream

11. Mini Cornetto

12. Youcan Ice Cream

Stores have been asked by AVA Singapore to remove them. If u have any of these items at home, dun eat them!!!