WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine.

The Food and Drug Administration said the products were recalled by King Car Food Industrial Co Ltd “due to possible contamination with melamine.”

Infant formula tainted with the industrial chemical has resulted in hospitalization for thousands of Chinese babies with painful kidney stones. Four have died. Melamine, which can be used to cheat quality checks by mimicking food protein, also has been found in candy, buns and carton milk sold to other countries and regions, unleashing fear in markets already shaken by a string of “made-in-China” scandals last year.

The agency also warned consumers not to eat White Rabbit Creamy Candy after New Zealand authorities reported melamine contamination “at high levels.” The maker has recalled its exports of the candies to more than 50 countries and stopped domestic sales in China. The FDA urged retailers and food service operators to remove all of the products from sale or use.

The agency said it was not aware of any illnesses in the United States from the candy or the coffee and tea products.

Heads will roll.




  1. green says:

    Anyone check what’s in your couch cushions, mattresses, carpets, and anything made out of MDF?

    Too busy playing the blame china game while absorbing the same chemicals from every item you’ve furnished your house with.

  2. McCullough says:

    #1. When is the last time you munched on carpet?

  3. eyeofthetiger says:

    I wonder how many food additives are made in China. If so is it necessary to put it on the label that a food additive is from a foreign country? China is the worlds largest producer of citric acid.

  4. green says:

    #2 – When is the last time you munched on carpet?

    The last time I kicked up dust. These fire retardants have been showing up in the breast milk of North American moms for generations now.

    Point the finger at everyone else and ignore what’s been happening for here for ages.

  5. Eric says:

    “Heads will Roll”…

    Unless it means that we’ll have to pay more for higher quality products, you know, the stuff that is actually safe.

    We’ve heard of “The Butterfly Effect”, let’s call this “The Walmart Effect”.

  6. JoaoPT says:

    The philosophy of producing goods at the cheapest place possible is “greatly exagerated”…
    There are “strategic” markets that should not be touched. Food and Drugs come to mind…

  7. JoaoPT says:

    Come to think of it:

    Food IS Drugs…

  8. Improbus says:

    Heads will roll.

    Yes, but will it change anything? Experience says no. I try to shop local and organic anyway.

  9. #2 – McC

    >>When is the last time you munched on carpet?

    Haw! I’m not sure green got that one.

    #4 – green

    >>The last time I kicked up dust.

    You need to vacuum more often.

  10. Mac Guy says:

    #2 – Let’s just hope the Chinese don’t start exporting boxes, too!

    Oh wait, my catalog has a few of those options… Never mind.

  11. Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

    Just for the record, I’m a carpet muncher.

    I’ve read about this before:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_of_Honor

  12. xe77 says:

    The product pictured in your posting is not one of the recalled product. I actually contacted the importer here and the prepared ready-to-drink can (shown) is not recalled. It is an instant coffee drink mix that is recalled.

  13. mthrnite says:

    Ok, I’m going to make an Accusation:
    Mr. Brown
    In China
    with the Melamine
    *checks envelope*

    I WIN!

  14. JFStan says:

    Glad I saw this!! I love Mr. Brown’s coffee, you might have saved my life!

  15. Sailboatfool says:

    Please note the corrected spelling

    E not A

  16. Angel H. Wong says:

    #2 “When is the last time you munched on carpet?”

    Ask Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter.

    “Heads will roll.”

    Nah, but bullets through the neck will become a reality.

    And come to think of it, if there were a way to neutralize the toxicity in melamine expect to see it in Hershey’s malk mockolate.

  17. edwinrogers says:

    We’re being jerked around, the media is stoking hysteria in the lead up to the election.

  18. the answer says:

    I’m not stupid enough to buy food from china.in fact anything that has a Chinese sticker I try 2 steer clear of

  19. Uncle Patso says:

    We’re going to have to change the name of the country from China to Melmac!

  20. Glenn E. says:

    And some Cadbury chocolates, heading for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, are also reported to be tainted with melamine. And with Halloween just around the corner. US candy sales could end up being hit by worse sales figures than a bad day at Wall Street.

  21. scott says:

    I have been trying to keep a list of tainted foods from China on my site.

    List of Tainted Foods from China
    http://www.whoila.com/public.php?publiclink=58DtXzrZ8LT1

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