Melamine found in White Rabbit candies

With the melamine scare spreading around the globe, we should all be wary not just with milk products but also with other milk-based products. In Singapore, the White Rabbit candy was found to be contaminated with melamine. Two other brands, Dutch Lady strawberry-flavoured milk and Yili Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yoghurt Flavoured Ice Confection, have been found to contain melamine as well. I’m not sure if the two latter candies are available in the Philippines, but White Rabbit is widely sold in groceries and sari-sari stores.

I think the news pertains to the White Rabbit candy from China that’s been in the news in the past because they contained formalin. Geez, China should better clean their act because this “Made in China” scare is not doing any good to the health of people all over the world.

Ces Drilon abducted by Abu Sayyaf

Let us all pray for the safety of Ces Drilon, and two other crews, Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama. A professor from Mindanao State University, Octavio Dinampo, who was with the ABS-CBN news team was also kidnapped. The news team was reportedly missing since Saturday, June 7, 2008.

Click the link for the official statement of ABS-CBN regarding the incident: ABS-CBN official statement

I admire Ces Drilon and I believe she’s really brave enough just to go to Mindanao to bring in the latest news. There’s really a price you have to pay and great dangers awaits the lives of reporters. Again, let us all pray for their safety.

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