Melamine Found in White Rabbit Candies

2008_09_whiterabbit.jpgThe Chinese dairy scandal has reportedly spread to candy. Dairy manufacturers had added melamine to watered-down milk to boost protein levels; melamine, an industrial chemical, produces kidney stones and has killed a number of babies and left tens of thousands of others with kidney issues. It's also the chemical in the tainted pet food last year. The Singapore Straits-Times reports that melamine has been found in White Rabbit candies, which are popular across Asia and also found in Asian grocery stores in the U.S. (sometimes they are treats at Asian restaurants). And today, the Chinese agriculture minister admitted the country's dairy system was "out of control" sayiing "milk stations began only in recent years, the country now has no specific method of supervising them."

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Damn. I actually liked these.

this time, morpheus does not want you to follow the white rabbit

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i clearly remember the ice cream sandwiches i used to eat in high school said "vanilla flavored melamine." and i didn't grow up in china.

they better not mess with my Sugus.

Hmmm, remind me why are we still buying Chinese goods? When time and again, they've proven themselves to be absolute booby traps.

Ahhhh, globalization. It's Melaminastic!

When China does something, they do it BIG.

Damn, I love those candies. Luckily I haven't eaten them in a while. They are addictive (no wonder they are called White Rabbit).

Nooooooo! Those things are like chewy crack.

Damn... not feeling so goo---

melamine is the shit they use for those magic eraser cleaners. Can I use a white rabbit candy to clean my countertop? It'd be a lot cheaper than the actual magic eraser. They better not mess with my haw flakes.

darn, hope its not in my favorite botan rice candy with special cute stickers.

crap,,, i been eating these for years

"One piece makes you stronger, and one piece makes you tall, and the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all..."

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