Melamine and Halloween Candy
Melamine is the chemical that is making all those babies in China sick. It makes milk look like it has more protein than it actually does so that the manufacturer can stretch out the original product.
Canada has issued a warning about Sherwood Brands chocolate coins sold in 840 gram packages that contain 240 pieces. Lot code is 1928S1 and UPC code 0 36077 11240 7. Sherwood Brands says this applies to Canada only and none have been shipped to the US.
They say that chocolate is not being shipped to the US from China since the melamine was discovered, and that all of it’s products are tested for Melamine before being shipped to Canada and the US.
Cadbury has taken several products off the market in Austrailia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, but said the products in the US and Canada are safe.
Although no candy has been cited the FDA warns against consuming this list of products.
- Koala’s March Crème filled Cookies
- YILI Brand Sour Milk Drink
- YILI Brand Pure Milk Drink
- Blue Cat Flavored Drinks
- White Rabbit Candies
- Mr. Brown Mandehling Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Arabica Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Blue Mountain Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Caramel Macchiato Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown French Vanilla Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Mandheling Blend instant Coffee (2-in-1)
- Mr. Brown Milk Tea (3-in-1)
Of course do not use any infant formula that’s made in China
Battens Disease, A Parents Nightmare
In case you haven’t been following the news you may have missed the story of little Hailey and her mom Miranda’s unfortunate encounter with Air Canada and Air China.
Hailey, who is five, has Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses or Battens disease. She has lost some brain function, has seizures ( at least 50 a day, down from about 500 ), is going blind, and does not even have enough function to clear her throat or eat enough to live. She has had a feeding tube put in and her parents have to clear the constant congestion in her throat themselves. There so far is no known cure and children with this disease die before they are teens.
Hailey’s mom Miranda and her husband Eric have tried all kinds of medications. diets, therapies, treatments, but to no avail. Hailey is getting worse. If this isn’t bad enough for these parents to deal with, they have a younger son who also has this disease.
Miranda was told by some other parents of children suffering from Battens, that there is some very hopeful stem cell implantation’s being done in China. Hailey will require three trips for the treatment at a cost of $50,000 each, and her little brother Carter will also need three trips at about $35,000 each.
They were accepted for the treatment and finally there was a glimmer of hope. The trip started out fine until they had to switch planes in Canada. Hailey was very congested and the airline people at Air Canada would not allow Hailey to fly. Miranda tried Air China, but those people too were ignorant and refused to take them. Hailey and Miranda had to fly back home, devastated.
Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky heard this story and is trying to help make arrangements for Miranda and Hailey to go to China.
I find it ironic that these airlines will fly a kid with a deathly allergy to peanuts knowing that there could be some on board somewhere, but won’t fly a child to try and save her life. Canada and China, what a surprise. The people who were involved in losing some of this child’s precious time should be deeply ashamed of themselves.
The family has a blog set up called Hailey & Carter’s Dream. They need to get the word out and raise money for the other trips and treatments, so visit the site and help if you are able.