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Melamine has now also been found in processed egg products imported from China which are used in salad dressing or seasoning. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that after thorough testing, some melamine was found in five products out of nine tested. The five products were manufactured by two companies, Dalian Hanovo Foods and Dalilan Greensnow Eggproducts Development.
Melamine was detected in duckĄ¯s yolk powder, egg power, albumen power and yolk liquid, 47.1 tons of which were imported from China on April 17 and 18.
The ministry ordered the immediate destruction of 23.2 tons currently held by importers and halted shipping of more.
However, of the remaining 23.9 tons, companies here already used 19.2 tons as ingredient for processed food and supplied 4.7 tons to 11 other firms.
Meanwhile, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said it started to trace back melamine-contaminated products through food companies supplied with melamine egg power.
The law puts the ministry in charge of checking processed egg products where egg accounts for 80 to 90 percent of ingredients and the KFDA takes care of products where the quantity is lower.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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