FDA Asks Pharmaceutical Companies to Test for Melamine
Posted by Administrator (admin) on Aug 13 2009 at 2:08 PM
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked pharmaceutical companies to test ingredients for melamine, a synthetic chemical that can cause kidney failure or death when ingested in high amounts.

FDA said it doesn’t suspect that U.S. pharmaceuticals are contaminated with melamine. However, the agency wants to avoid any health crises associated with the chemical, which is why they are advising the drug companies to test some pharmaceutical ingredients for melamine.

In recent years, a lot of pets in the U.S. have died after eating melamine-tainted pet food. According to some reports, almost 6,000 babies in China were sickened and three died after consuming melamine-contaminated baby formula.

Melamine is used to produce resins and foams, cleaning products, fertilizers, pesticides, and other products.

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