China's health authority has blacklisted four milk beverages for
containing insufficient protein and excessive soluble gluside.
The four brands were picked out after the latest nationwide
inspection of milk beverages, the ministry said in a statement seen
on its official website Friday.
The health authority listed two products of "Super Girl TM"
produced in Tangshan City of north China's Hebei Province, "Youran" milk from Harbin,
capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and "A Boshi" juice milk
from Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
The ministry suspended the production and sale of the four
products and asked the companies to recall their products.
"Any restaurant and shop which continues to sell these products
will be punished according to the law," the statement said.
The local health departments will also check the production
procedures and quality control systems of the four manufacturers
and announce appropriate punishments including fines, the statement
said.
Milk beverages refer to beverages whose components consist of at
least 30 percent milk and 70 percent water and other
substances.
In 2005, the General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine conducted a sample survey of milk
beverages in ten provinces, finding that 14.3 percent of the
products sampled did not meet the standards.
(Xinhua News Agency August 4, 2007)