November 5, 2008
Bangkok - Public health ministry took Omodo crackers off the shelves because of excessive level of melamine.
Omodo is a Malaysian-made cream crackers.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found 6.08 milligrams per kilogram of melamine in Omodo crackers.
Only 2.5 milligrams of melamine is allowed in food products.
The FDA in Narathiwat suddenly banned such product selling. People were warned of not taking the product unless its safety was guaranteed.
Melamine has been at the root of a major contamination scandal in recent weeks, with four babies dying and 53,000 children falling ill from consuming tainted Chinese-made dairy products, according to AFP.
Chinese dairy products were banned or recalled by countries worldwide since they were found to contain melamine.
