A new health scandal in sight ... Chinese authorities on Friday posted their determination to fight against the use of proteins derived from the skin of animals in dairy products, latest in a series of food scandals that have shaken China. The authorities will "severely punish companies that illegally or turn produce milk protein-containing leather," according to the Administration in charge of quality control of products (AQSIQ). Scraps of animal skins to raise the protein levels of proteins are from leather scraps of animal skins and can be hazardous to health If chemicals such as sulfuric acid are used to extract them, had earlier explained the Chinese press. The government banned in February 2009, adding leather proteins in food products intended for human consumption, but some unscrupulous manufacturers to put in their dairy products to raise their levels of protein, according to the AQSIQ. Contaminated milk scandal melamine Neither the government nor the newspapers did not mention use of these proteins on a large scale, but Beijing seems eager to reassure the public after the resounding Chinese milk scandal tainted with melamine, which has undermined the reputation of the industry since 2008. Melamine is a toxic chemical that mimics a protein intake and allows producers to cheat by adding water to milk. The addition of melamine had killed at least six babies and was responsible for 300,000 severe kidney disease in young children. Since the scandal, the ongoing reports of new cases of use of this substance. In March 2009, authorities closed the company Chenyuan Dairy in Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, after determining that proteins of leather were used, reported Friday China Daily. The Department of Agriculture announced that for its part the authorities would make this year's 6450 tests on dairy products. Food safety is a serious problem in China. Adulterated or contaminated products are mushrooms artificially bleached fake tofu (soybean curd) through the cooking oil and oranges daubed. http://www.20minutes.fr/article/672761/sante-chine-apres-lait-melamine-lait-proteines-cuir
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