We want to give you a heads up about some Halloween candy that could be
bad for kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning
consumers not to consume White Rabbit Creamy Candy or Koala's March
Crème filled Cookies because they may contain melamine. (1) And, the
Canadian government is warning the public not to consume Sherwood Brands
Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins, which may also have reached the U.S.
(2)
What's wrong with these candies? You've likely heard about the dangerous
chemical, melamine, which was recently found in the Chinese milk supply
and sickened thousands of children in China. We've now seen reports
that melamine tainted milk has been used in some Chinese candy products
that have been shipped to the United States. (3)
The good news is that Chinese candy makes up only 0.7% of the candy sold
in the U.S. (4) and the risk of serious harm from minor exposure to
melamine is considered low by the World Health Organization (5). That
said, we wanted to send this out to you because we don't want our kids
eating candy with any toxic ingredients.
Please forward this email to friends, family, and your school email list
so all can be on the lookout for this tainted candy on Halloween. (And,
if you're not already a member of MomsRising, please sign on now so we
can keep you informed:
http://www.momsrising.org/fighttoxins) MomsRising has created a page where you can easily share this
information with friends, as well as see pictures of the tainted
candies, get more information, and download a flyer that you can post on
your school or other community bulletin boards.
See the Tainted Candy Pictures, Get the Flyer & Tell Friends Here:
http://www.momsrising.org/melamine Independent Associates
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Posted By: Esther Pinkston
Thursday, October 30th 2008 at 10:47PM
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