http://itchmoforums.com/recall-nonpet-food/melamine-suspected-chinese-officials-say-baby-formula-tied-to-kidney-stones-t6256.0.html;msg89033

"Very early in this thread, a poster (purringfur, Reply 317, page 22) suggested that we start trying to list "silent recalls" by US manufacturers. I may have found two. So I'm starting a separate thread to list only milk product foods or foods that contain dry milk powders that you've noticed sudden shortages of. Will be back in a minute to cross-post link ... Neither the FDA or US multinational manufacturers are being very forthcoming here. Instead of waiting for delayed announcements and all the evidence to be consumed, as most of us did in the 2007 pet food recalls, let's list sudden shortages of suspicious products and attempt to save samples and evidence of purchase NOW."

No one is saying by posting a product here that they know if these products contain melamine related to the September 2008 Chinese baby milk adulteration with melamine. The products listed under this thread only represent food products availabe in the Canada or the US which to the best of the poster's information and belief contain milk, milk powders, dry milk powders, casein, whey powder, or cheese powders dry or grated, which the poster has noticed a sudden shortage of based on their experience as consumers in their respective US or Canadian geographical areas as of September 2008 or later:

Pizza Hut parmesan, romano, & hard grating cheese blend in individual packets

McDonald's Coffee Cream in individual containers

Great, 3Cat.  Perhaps others can say if their broad geographic area has a shortage or absence of a particular product.  Except for milk, fruits, and a couple of other things, I go to the store quite infrequently these days, but I will check when I go.  If I could have my own cow and field of grains, I don't think I'd go to the store at all.   

Pizza Hut Cheese Powder Found to be Tainted
China Post September 27 2008

http://tinyurl.com/459fzm

"The test findings show that a 400kg shipment of cheese powder contained melamine, the executive said.

The cheese powder was delivered to the supplier’s contract manufacturer on Aug. 22, and 130kg of it had already been made into packs of 2g each, Wu said.

Pizza Hut has worked with that supplier for six years, and the supply contract was just renewed in June this year, Wu said."

I'm going to sticky this thread for now for ease of reference.

db, it might be worth saving for testing, if things should come to that point.  I know I am hanging on to the mac and cheese powder I have right now and a few other things.

Is that here in the US or just in Taipei??

I read it too and am confused


By the way, what about non-dairy creamers?? Wife uses them in her coffee??

db

3cat

Thanks

Will go get some milk for her coffee

db

Here's the US Trade Import table. might help research what milk proteins, dairy dry/wet products we import:

 http://ffas.usda.gov/ustrade/ustlists/ImCmDetail.asp?QI=&code=M3501905000

Milk protein concentrate? nervously asking Why would we import that? Where does it come from?

Here's the query section:

http://www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade/USTImHS2.asp?QI=

This totally threw me- the highest (agricultural) % of increase of imports from China?
                                Jan-Jul:    2007    2008      % Change
FERTILIZER MIXTURES  3105 MT | 6,325.9 90,629.7  1332.68
WORKED CEREAL GRAIN 1104 MT |    93.0   5,836.8  6176.13
FLOUR, MEAL, LEGUMES 1106 MT |   88.0   1,570.9  1685.11
ANIMAL FODDER          1214 MT  |     1.0       22.0  2100.00