More materials tainted with melamine

CRISIS Officials said that it will confiscate and destroy contaminated raw materials and that it has instructed local health authorities to track down all tainted products

By Shelley Huang and Jerry Lin / STAFF REPORTERS

Tai-jye Taiwan Inc (台威食品), which supplies RT-Mart, submitted documents to the DOH showing that 6,100kg of Sanlu brand milk powder had been distributed to RT-Mart.

RT-Mart said in a statement yesterday that the milk powder it bought from Tai-jye Taiwan for its bakeries was Platina Brand Full Cream Milk Powder (白美娜特級全脂奶粉).

The company said it sent the milk powder to be tested on Sept. 15 after local media reported on the melamine illnesses in China. The results on Monday were negative for melamine.

RT-Mart said, however, that it would offer full refunds to concerned consumers and that it would take full responsibility if any consumer became ill from its products.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHIH HSIU-CHUAN

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