contaminated milk

Aussie milk contaminated, says China | Business | News.com.au

* Bacteria found in Australian milk
* Pauls, Ausnutria brands fail quality tests
* Companies were never told

CHINA says two shipments of Australian milk, including Pauls brand, failed quality tests put in place after a contaminated milk scandal

Four children died in China and 53,000 people got sick after drinking milk powder laced with melamine, which is used to cheat nutrition tests and is also used to make plastic furniture.

Melamine has since been found in other dairy products, eggs and animal feed, prompting recalls of Chinese-made products around the world.

Many worried Chinese parents have switched to foreign-made formula, which the Chinese government has begun screening.

China says 9 tonnes of 'Ausnutria' milk powder made by Australian dairy company Tatura Industries and 14 tonnes of Pauls brand milk, owned by Paramlat Australia, tested positive for a bacteria.

Parmalat Australia, the maker of Pauls milk, said Chinese officials have not told them about any problems with its products. The first they heard of it was in media reports.