Australia Checks Kraft Amid Dairy Scandal

By Sonya Bryskine Epoch Times Australia Staff Oct 9, 2008 Australian food safety regulator said that Kraft is being investigated in the wake of the scandal that has found the industrial chemical melamine in numerous made-in-China dairy products. “We have specifically asked for ingredient list for Ritz biscuits,” said Lydia Bruchtman, The Food Safety Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) media coordinator. Ritz Cheese Crackers, manufactured in China under Kraft’s offshore brand Nabisco, are currently sold in major supermarket chains like Woolworths and Coles. The product contains 6 percent cheddar cheese. Last week Nabisco Cheese Sandwich biscuits were recalled in South Korea, after testing positive to melamine—a chemical used to make glue, fertilizer, and plastics. Melamine presence in baby formula across China has led to the... [read full story]