Article: List of Milk and Milk Products Tested for Presence of Melamine

The following are the products tested by the Department of Health (DOH) and Bureau of Foods and Drugs (BFAD) due to the Melamine Scare brought by incidences in China where consuming products with Melamine caused many children and infants to have kidney stones and some even lead to DEATH. This products are being tested because of their milk content which is believed to be imported from China. If found positive, the products will be banned in the country for the safety and welfare of the public. it is important that Filipinos adhere to this list to avoid complications of such chemical.

The following is the list of products found by the DOH-BFAD to be NEGATIVE FOR MELAMINE. The list, officially referred to as DOH-BFAD Health Advisory No. 2008-009, Partial List of Milk and Milk products Tested for the Presence of Melamine [PDF file- Ed.], of products deemed melamine-free are as follows:

• Anchor Lite Milk
• Anlene High Calcium Low Fat Milk U.H.T. (recombined)
• Bear Brand Instant
• Chichok Milk Chocolate
• Farmland Skim Milk
• Jinwei Drink
• Jolly Cow Pure Fresh Milk
• Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight
• Lactogen 1 DHA Infant Formula
• M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies
• M&M’s Peanut Chocolate Candies
• Milk Boy
• Nestogen 2 DHA Follow-up Formula
• Nestogen 3 DHA Follow-up Formula
• Nido 3+ Prebio with DHA
• Nido Full Cream Milk Powder
• Nido Junior
• No-Sugar Chocolate of Isomaltooligosaccharide (Cocoa Butter Substitute)
• Nutri Express Milk Drink
• PURA UHT Fresh Milk
• Snickers Fresh Roasted in Caramel & Soft Nougat in Thick Milk Chocolate
• Vitasoy Soya Bean Milk
• Wahaha Orange
• Wahaha Yellow
• Want-Want Milk Drink (Red Can)
• Windmill Skim Milk Powder
• Yinlu Milk Peanut
• Yogee Yoghurt Flavor Milk Drink

However, this products tested POSITIVE for MELAMINE:

• Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk (in Chinese character)
• Mengniu Drink (in Chinese character)