WARNING-Halloween Candy may be tainted
There recently was a story in the NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THE SUDDEN RISE IN KIDNEY STONES IN YOUNG CHILDREN! Here is a quote from a San Francisco doctor from the San Francisco Chronicle's SF Gate site: Dr. Clement Donahue, MD, a pediatrician at UCSF warns: Any tips on avoiding tainted candy? You need to look through all the candy before the kids eat any of it. If it has any Chinese lettering on it, toss it. Some Chinese candies have been identified as containing melamine. That's what Formica counter tops are made of, and you don't want your kids eating that. Oct 2, 2008 Officials in California and Connecticut confirm they have found White Rabbit Creamy Candy contaminated with melamine in their states.The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection said the tainted candy was primarily found in Asian markets. But officials warn the contaminated candy could be on store shelves nationwide. Melamine is the chemical at the heart of the Chinese-milk scandal, which is blamed for the deaths of four babies and the illnesses of more than 53,000 other children in that country. Melamine is used to make plastic and fertilizers. The chemical became a feared household word last year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered it in Chinese-imported wheat gluten to make pet food. Thousands of pets in the United States became sick or died after eating the melamine-tainted pet food. Doctors say melamine can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure. Meanwhile, the fallout from the Chinese-milk scandal continues to spread. October 28, 2008-just anounced SHANGHAI — Hong Kong officials say that for the second time in a week they have found a batch of eggs imported from China containing high levels of melamine, the same industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating China’s milk supplies. 
Candy lovers beware. Melamine-tainted candy — imported from China — is now showing up on store shelves in the United States.
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