Body Paint added to list with Teas and Cakes. Australian Melamine Recall List
Body Paint Joins Tea, Cake on Australian Melamine Recall List
Sexy body paint set banned , found to contain melamine
By Robert Fenner
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Boxer Lovers Body Pen Set, described by its maker as the sensual way to indulge a sweet tooth, joined Orion cakes and Kirin tea on the list of products recalled in Australia because of contamination with the chemical melamine.
“Consumers who may have bought this product are advised not to consume this body paint, which should be disposed of safely,” Australia’s food safety regulator said in a statement.
Milk tainted with melamine, which is used to make plastics and tan leather, has been blamed for the deaths of four babies in China and the sickening of 53,000. China’s Sanlu Group Co. and 21 companies were found to sell contaminated dairy goods, leading to recalls or restrictions on products made with Chinese milk in more than two dozen countries from Japan to France.
The Australian importer of Boxer Lovers voluntarily recalled the chocolate-flavored body paint, the seventh product withdrawn from the market, following advice from Canadian and U.K. authorities, Food Standards Australia said.
Other products recalled by Australian importers include White Rabbit Creamy Candy, Kirin Milk Tea, Orion Tiramisu Italian cake, Dali Yuan brand first milk and Lotte Koala biscuits.
Cadbury Plc, the world's largest confectioner, recalled its Eclairs product last month and remains the only manufacturer to withdraw products in Australia because of melamine.
What exactly is melamine?
Melamine is an organic compound that is often combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a synthetic polymer which is fire resistant and heat tolerant. Melamine resin is a very versatile material with a highly stable structure. Uses for melamine include whiteboards, floor tiles, kitchenware, fire retardant fabrics, and commercial filters.
Melamine found in body paints. Boxer Lovers Body Pen Set
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A chocolate-flavoured body sex paint has been recalled from Australian shelves as authorities continue to crack down on melamine imports from China.
The paint, Boxer Lovers Body Pen Set,
Melamine found in body paint set
today joined the banned list alongside six other products including Lotte Koala Biscuits, Cadbury Eclairs, Kirin Milk Tea, Orion Tiramisu Italian Cake, Dali Yuan brand First Milk and White Rabbit Creamy Candy.
Melamine, a nitrogen-rich chemical used in the plastics industry, was discovered to be dangerously used by Chinese food manufacturers to give livestock feed and baby milk formulas the appearance of higher protein content.
Products contaminated with melamine, which is normally used in plastic products, have killed at least four children and made about 53,000 ill in mainland China.
The body paint's importer has voluntarily withdrawn the product.
Today's recall follows advice from Canadian and UK authorities whose test results show low levels of melamine in the sex paint product.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) spokeswoman Lydia Buchtmann said those who had consumed the body paint product were not likely to be affected unless large quantities were consumed.
"Our advice is that consumers shouldn't consume it and if they have, it they should dispose of it safely,'' Ms Buchtmann said.
"It is a very low risk, you'd have to consume a high quantity over a long period of time to become ill.''
Ms Buchtmann said both FSANZ and international authorities' test results had established there was no evidence of melamine contamination of fruit and vegetables grown in China and imported to Australia as previous reports had suggested.
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