BEIJING, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Global consumer goods group Unilever Plc/NVsaid
on Tuesday that it was recalling some of its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in
Hong Kong and Macau after it was found to contain traces of melamine.
Unilever Hong Kong Ltd said in a statement that it had decided to recall
four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in the two markets after internal checks
found traces of melamine, an industrial chemical.
The move was meant to comply with local regulations and as a precautionary
measure, the firm said, adding that no other Lipton milk tea powder products
were affected.
"As far as Unilever China is concerned, based on our stringent quality
control processes and additional rigorous and systematic testing by local
Chinese authorities, we are fully confident with the safety of our products in
China," Unilever said.
A growing list of Chinese milk and milk-related products have been taken off
shelves in recent weeks after it came to light that some milk had been
contaminated with melamine, leading to thousands affected and four deaths.
British confectionery group Cadbury Plc said on Monday it was withdrawing
all of its 11 chocolate products made in Beijing on concern over the possibility
of contamination with melamine at its Chinese plant.
(Reporting by Jason Subler; editing by Elaine Hardcastle) Keywords: UNILEVER
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