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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

香港奇華芝麻椰絲鳳凰卷含致癌物



【明報專訊】深圳檢驗檢疫局 近日驗出一款從香港進口、由香港奇華餅家出品的「奇禮芝麻椰絲凰鳳卷」含致癌物黃曲霉毒素B1,並已立即銷毁存貨。但奇華餅家表示,他們委託政府認可化驗所進行的化驗結果顯示,含量合乎安全標準,但公司已在本港和深圳回收產品。有專家懷疑是原材料在儲存時變壞,令產品毒素超標。

澳門 生產 全線回收

國家質檢總局網頁指出,深圳檢驗檢疫局驗出該款產品每公斤含6.88微克黃曲霉毒素,產品在銷售前已整批銷毀。

Thursday, October 30, 2008

探討健康心臟飲食之道 向反式脂肪說「 不 」!



post from 劉立儀(身心營養顧問註冊營養師)
近年不少人認為,健康新聞那麼多,有時是反式脂肪,有時是飽和脂肪,究竟該如何進食才可以吃得健康呢?本文將為讀者探討如何攝取脂肪才是健康心臟飲食之道。

各種脂肪與心臟健康

骨質疏鬆 備受女性忽略!



Post by 醫藥人雜誌

大概所有注意健康的人都知道,癌症和冠心病 是現在人類的兩大殺手,其中以癌症對人類健康的損害尤大。對於女性來說,除了癌症和冠心病,其實還有一個很有影響性的疾病,就是骨質疏鬆。

甚麼是T 值?DEXA 檢查骨質疏鬆時會出現兩個數據,一個是T值(T-score)和一個Z值(Z-score)。T值是把你與一個健康年輕而沒有骨質疏鬆的人的骨質密度比較,而Z 值則是把你的骨質密度與相同年齡組別及相同性別的人比較。因為同年齡人可能同樣患有骨質疏鬆,所以Z 值不及T值具有參考意義。

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

大連9月已驗出毒蛋



【明報專訊】大連韓偉公司三聚氰胺毒蛋事件,懷疑早已發現但一直隱瞞。本月中該公司出口到日本 和韓國 的蛋粉,已被當地驗出含三聚氰胺,韓偉向日本解釋指本月初發現養雞飼料含三聚氰胺。外電亦報道,大連市食品及藥物當局承認,早於9月已驗出當地雞蛋有問題,但本港食環署 並無接獲有關消息。

董事長向消費者道歉

大連韓偉養雞有限公司董事長韓偉昨接受有線電視 記者訪問時,

Friday, October 24, 2008

日婦食日清杯麵中毒



(星島日報 報道)日本一名老婦吃過染有殺蟲藥的日清「Cup Noodle」杯麵後生病。該名老婦六十七歲,住在神奈川縣藤澤市,在九月購買該個日清杯麵。她周一吃過杯麵後感到舌頭麻痹,嘔吐大作,翌日向有關部門投訴。日本衞生部門發表聲明說,該名女士毋須送院,目前病情正在好轉。

市政府表示,老婦食用少量杯麵,約五分鐘後開始嘔吐,

Friday, October 10, 2008

EDO Pack餅乾條含毒超標




(星島日報 報道)本港繼續驗出內地製造零食含三聚氰胺。食物安全中心 昨在一個「EDO Pack可可杏仁餅乾條」樣本,驗出三聚氰胺超標近二點五倍,含量為百萬分之八點五。中心已要求總代理回收產品,若有足夠證據,會提出檢控。連鎖超巿百佳 表示已停售。新加坡 昨亦分別驗出內地製「熊貓乳品全脂奶粉」、「咖啡味和藍莓味吉百利怡口蓮」有三聚氰胺,濃度分別超標逾一百六十倍、三十五倍和十二倍。

  內地製的「EDO Pack可可杏仁餅乾條」被本港食物安全中心驗出三聚氰胺超標近二點五倍,三歲兒童每天吃約十包即超標,當局已要求回收。不及格的「EDO Pack可可杏仁餅乾條」重三十六克,成分包括全脂奶粉,食用期限是明年五月十七日,三聚氰胺含量是百萬分之八點五,兒童每天不應吃多於十包,成人則每天吃約一百二十四包才超標。

  澳門 確診三腎石女童

  澳門衞生局昨經尿液測試及超聲波檢查後,確診三名參加「牛奶計畫」女童有微小腎結石,正進行治療,不排除與三聚氰胺有關。三名確診女童年齡四至七歲,澳門當局會調查三人的家庭飲食習慣。當局上月起,為曾參加「牛奶計畫」的一萬名學童驗尿,他們都曾飲用被驗出含三聚氰胺的「伊利牌」牛奶。

  食安中心表示,市民應停止食用,已通知業界檢測結果,要求他們停止售賣,並發信警告零售商及產品的香港總代理,總代理會回收有關產品,如有足夠證據會提出檢控。昨晚「7-11」便利店仍有售該餅乾條,超市百佳則表示會將該產品下架,惠康 超市表示並無出售。食安中心測試的另外七十八個樣本,包括奶、冰凍甜點、餅乾和醫療用嬰兒奶類產品等,全部及格。

  星售兩款吉百利不及格

  另外,新加坡農糧局昨日公布,「熊貓乳品全脂奶粉」的三聚氰胺濃度高達百萬分之一百六十三,該產品供生產商製造食品,沒有供應零售市場,自上月十九日起已禁止使用。香港餐飲聯業協會會長黃家和說,熊貓乳品是較新的牌子,本港食肆較少使用。

  該局亦驗出「咖啡味吉百利怡口蓮」含百分萬分之九十二的三聚氰胺,兒童每天不可吃多於五十四件;「藍莓味」則含百萬分之二十一至三十四,兒童每天不可吃多於一百四十六件。本港法例規定,所有奶類製品三聚氰胺濃度不得多於百萬分之一,其他食物不得多於百萬分之二點五,以此計算,熊貓乳品全脂奶粉超標逾一百六十倍,「咖啡味吉百利怡口蓮」超標逾三十五倍,「藍莓味」則超標逾八至十二倍。

  另外,馬來西亞 衞生部食品安全及品質組昨亦發現,中國生產的「元氣888櫻花蝦味夾心卷」三聚氰胺超標,已下令回收。

  最新被驗出三聚氰胺超標食品

  本港食物安全中心

  EDO Pack可可杏仁餅乾條

  (淨重36克)

  食用期限︰09年5月17日

  三聚氰胺含量︰8.5ppm

  新加坡農糧局

  熊貓乳品全脂奶粉

  三聚氰胺含量︰163.8ppm

  吉百利怡口蓮─咖啡味

  三聚氰胺含量︰92.3ppm

  吉百利怡口蓮─藍莓味

  三聚氰胺含量︰21.4-33.9ppm

  馬來西亞衞生部

  元氣888櫻花蝦味夾心卷

Thursday, October 9, 2008

花生濃茶可致腎石 每日10杯清水有助預防




【明報專訊】三聚氰胺無處不在,很多人擔心各地受污染的食品令人防不勝防,但原來和三聚氰胺無關的食品,包括花生、濃茶和士多啤梨等,都可能導致患上腎結石。泌尿科專科醫生建議,要防止腎石形成,除了避免服用三聚氰胺外,每日應飲用至少10杯(每杯250毫升)清水。

有一位40歲從事文職的男士,每日以花生當零食,平日喜歡飲用啤酒和汽水代替清水,此習慣維持多年,一直沒有任何問題;但直至年前突然急性腎絞痛送院,醫生發現他體內2毫米闊的尿道,被一粒直徑8毫米猶如花生一樣大的腎石所閉塞,須立即用內窺鏡以雷射激光把腎石打碎排出體外。

泌尿科專科醫生李燦榮表示,腎石的成因多和飲食習慣有關,如因為飲水分量不足,小便呈深黃色,其實已是腎結石的警號。要保持腎臟健康,每天最少要有兩公升的小便排量,即正常分量每日小便5至6次,尿液的顏色應為淺黃色。每天至少飲用10杯(每杯約250毫升)清水,以確保有足夠的排尿量。

「飲水少、出汗量多」易患腎石

李燦榮解釋,尿液中如有一些物質濃度太高,沉澱積聚,便會在腎臟形成晶體,成為腎石。他提醒,某些「飲水少、出汗量多」的職業,是患上腎結石的「高危一族」,如職業司機、地盤工人、廚房工人等;他們應相對地飲用更多清水,以補充身體的水分。

很多人誤解鈣質會導致腎石,李燦榮澄清,適量的鈣可防止身體吸收食物中導致腎石的草酸;而花生、果仁、士多啤梨及菠菜等食物,全都含有高草酸成分,可能會增加患腎石的風險。他建議,平時應保持飲食均衡,進食高草酸的「危險」食物時,可同時吃用含鈣質的食物,以防止草酸傷害腎臟。

飲料方面,飲用濃茶、濃咖啡、啤酒及汽水後,應再飲用清水,以減低腎臟的壓力。而含有雙炭酸的梳打水(soda water),則最有效防止腎石形成;另外檸檬汁、西柚汁及橙汁等含檸檬酸鹽的飲料,亦有助防止患上腎石。

本港每10人便有1人患上腎結石,當中男性患病的風險比女性高出3倍。糖尿病 人、痛風症、癌症及肥胖人士,患上腎石的風險更較其他人高一倍。李燦榮指出,有四分一患腎石的病人源於家族遺傳,而嬰兒會患上腎結石則「好少見,機會好微」。

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

中國冷凍章魚燒含三聚氰胺




(明報)10月8日 星期三 12:10
日本 的大貿易公司「住金物產」從中國進口的冷凍章魚燒內驗出含有微量的三聚氰胺,已被下令回收。

日本厚生勞動省表示,住金物產從中國進口的章魚燒是福建省的福清龍威水產食品有限公司製造的,原材料使用了脫脂奶粉。被檢驗出的三聚氰胺濃度最大為1.1ppm。

住金物產今年從中國進口了447公噸的冷凍章魚燒,透過子公司將貨批給「keio」產業公司,商品名稱為「章魚燒一套30公克」(一包40個)。

批發商將冷凍章魚燒銷往日本關東、甲信越、東北、北海道 等地的超市。平均一個月的出貨量是2000至3000箱(一箱200個)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

個人基因圖譜平民化




個人基因圖譜平民化 4萬元有交易

【明報專訊】獲得個人基因圖譜不再是有錢人的專利,現在只要肯花5000美元 (約3.9萬港元),你就能擁有自己的基因圖譜秘密,可查核自己會否有什麼基因遺傳毛病。破解個人基因圖譜的成本一再下調,美國 基因公司Complete Genetics由明年第2季開始,推出5000美元破解個人基因圖譜服務,標誌基因科技走向平民化,邁出了重要一大步。

助知體內潛在基因病

Complete Genetics顧問、哈佛 大學基因學教授丘奇形容﹕「這個價錢真的非常低。」他表示,破解基因圖譜的成本在過去4年來,每年平均以下降九成的速度急跌,降價速度比電腦價格更要快。破解個人基因圖譜,主要是掌握個人的基因排序,正是基因排序決定了人的遺傳特質。顧客可透過全面破解個人基因圖譜,預先得知體內的潛在基因疾病,以及對抗這些疾病的最有效藥物。

全球首個人類完整基因圖譜於2003年成功破解,由美國政府資助的人類基因組工程(Human Genome Project)進行,成本高達上億美元。但在去年,發現DNA結構的科學家沃森(James Watson)的個人基因圖譜,只用100萬美元就能破解了。麻省布洛德學院(Broad Institute)基因分析學者努斯鮑姆表示,目前破解基因圖譜成本為10萬美元。若以此速度推算,破解成本到明年可能只需1萬美元。

Complete Genetics的破解個人基因圖譜服務,主要針對研究基因疾病的藥廠及實驗室。Complete Genetics總裁里德表示,預計明年可完成1000人的基因排序,2010年前完成2萬個基因圖譜、於2013年前完成100萬個。里德說﹕「5000美元的服務是沒有蝕錢的。若於2013年前,我們能破解100萬個基因圖譜,其他公司應不能與我們競爭」。

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

樂天芝士夾心蛋糕含毒 同一批次 上星期檢驗沒問題




(明報)10月2日 星期四 05:05
繼樂天熊仔餅被澳門 當局驗出含三聚氰胺後,食環署 再驗出樂天的「奶油芝士夾心蛋糕」含有3.4ppm三聚氰胺,3歲幼童每天食用34件便會超出安全標準。然而,食安中心在9月23日公布的檢測結果卻指出,屬於同一批次、同於09年7月17日到期的同一款產品,卻未驗出三聚氰胺超標,令人懷疑到底哪一個化驗報告才屬真確,與早前食物及衛生局長周一嶽 曾籲市民看檢測結果揀選食品有衝突。

另就三聚氰胺事件,受特首委任統籌和協調跨部門工作小組的政務司 長唐英年 透露,政府正研究如何在法定權力下,更迅速地停止或全面禁止有關問題食品在市場售賣。

驗78產品 一個不合格

食物安全中心 昨日取得的78個奶類產品檢測結果中,只有一個「樂天奶油芝士夾心蛋糕」(淨重量:27.5克×6個,食用期限:2009年7月17日),被檢出三聚氰胺含量為百萬分之3.4,超出2.5ppm的法定標準,建議市民應停止食用。

發言人說,他們已通知業界有關檢測結果,並要業界停止售賣不合格的產品,亦已發信警告入口及零售商,而入口商會回收有關產品,如有足夠證據,會提出檢控。各大超市昨日相繼將問題蛋糕下架。

3歲童每天吃34件超標

根據美國 食物及藥物管理局的標準,三聚氰胺每日可攝入量,為每日每公斤體重0.63毫克,3歲以下幼嬰則為每日每公斤體重0.32毫克。以此計算,3歲(重10公斤)幼童每天食用約0.94公斤(約34件)有關蛋糕,或成年人(重60公斤)每天食用約11.12公斤(約404件)該產品,便超出安全標準。

食環署化驗其他3款樂天蛋糕,包括「甘栗忌廉蛋糕」、「檸檬青檸忌廉蛋糕」和「鮮草莓忌廉蛋糕」,均未發現三聚氰胺含量超出法定標準。

上月25日,澳門衛生局率先驗出一款由香港「益生貿易」作總代理、中國樂天食品公司生產的「樂天小熊餅(朱古力夾心)」50克裝,含有24ppm三聚氰胺,3歲以下幼童每日吃2盒半已經超標。澳洲 當局昨日亦宣布全面停售樂天小熊餅。

食環署檢測的其餘77個合格樣本,則包括醫療用營養補充劑,非本地生產的奶類飲品、嬰兒食品、雪糕、忌廉、蛋糕、餅乾、曲奇及未經熱處理的鮮奶,以及本地製造的包點。預料今日會有其他中式包點、豆漿、即冲飲料等樣本的化驗結果。

日驗出佛山進口「蛋撻」含毒

另外,日本 「兼松株式会社」驗出一批從中國佛山市金城速冰食品有限公司,進口的「澳門蛋撻」含有1.4ppm三聚氰胺,公司宣布全面回收產品,有關食品早前已在日本當地出售了約290盒(一盒3箱,每箱6個)。

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

固力果、立頓奶茶含毒超標




(星島)10月1日 星期三
(星島日報 報道)再有多個著名食品品牌捲入毒奶風暴。日本 「固力果」於內地生產的百奇咖啡味忌廉餅乾條,被本港食物安全中心 驗出三聚氰胺超標十六倍,三歲兒童每天吃約一包半即超標。立頓(Lipton)飲品的本港生產商則自行驗出四批採用內地奶粉製造的即沖三合一奶茶,三聚氰胺含量最多超標逾五倍,昨日宣布回收。而南韓 當局亦於中國生產的利脆(Ritz)芝士夾心餅中驗出三聚氰胺。

  記者:胡幗欣

  食安中心昨日公布三款不合格食品,當中以五十二克裝「固力果百奇咖啡味忌廉餅乾條」的三聚氰胺含量最高,達百萬分之四十三,超標十六倍,三歲幼童每天不可吃多於一點五包。

  中心又在一百八十克裝「東望洋椰蓉酥」及一百五十克裝「東望洋核桃酥」,分別驗出百萬分之十九和三點七三聚氰胺,超標逾六倍和一點五倍;三歲幼童每天不可吃多於十一件椰蓉酥。中心建議市民停止食用並要求業界停售,如夠證據會提出檢控。

  兩款酥餅亦不及格

  立頓(Lipton)飲品的本港生產商香港聯合利華公司,則驗出四批立頓三合一奶茶,三聚氰胺含量高達百萬分之十六,超出法例上限,昨日宣布回收。該公司市務總監黃志耘說,三歲幼童每天喝多於十杯,或成人每天喝一百二十七杯,才會超出攝取上限,為安全起見及遵守本港法例,決定回收。

  她解釋,生產廠房由印度 搬至安徽合肥,今年五月十八日起轉用了內地奶粉,該公司已抽驗所有產品,除上述四個批次,其他均沒問題。而所有於今年五月十七號或以前生產的產品,都是採用外國進口奶粉。該公司對事件表示遺憾,市民可帶產品到零售商退款,如有疑問可致電28923110。

  立頓、製造嬰兒食品的亨氏(Heinz)和朱古力生產商瑪氏(Mars)均表示,已停止使用中國出產的奶製造食品。食安中心表示,昨日接獲聯合利華公司通知回收四批立頓奶茶,原因是內部品質檢查發現三聚氰胺,中心會抽取樣本化驗。

  南韓驗出Ritz「中招」

  外國亦愈揭愈多問題中國食品,南韓在兩款中國生產的餅乾驗出少量三聚氰胺,包括著名食品商納貝斯克(Nabisco)在蘇州生產的利脆芝士夾心餅(Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Cheese)和丹陽德大集團進口的香米餅(Savory Rice Crackers),現已在南韓全面回收。

  《韓聯社》報道,利脆芝士夾心餅和香米餅今年分別進口二十二噸和八十八噸,至今南韓境內被驗出含三聚氰胺的中國生產食品已增至六種。新加坡 農糧局則再在一款「思朗」蒸薯坊番茄味餅乾驗出三聚氰胺。

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

US news: Bailout, Take II: What the Feds Do Next




By Rick Newman

OK, so that didn't work.
After a bunch of all-nighters in Washington and some premature back-slapping, we're right back where we were a couple of weeks ago, after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and the government lent AIG $85 billion. There's no one-size-fits-all bailout plan, after all. That $700 billion in taxpayer money remains under lock and key. Glum investors are now the ones bailing out, fleeing stocks and bonds and seeking safer ground.

But there are still some levers the government can pull. Working through the mess just won't be as orderly or predictable as it would if there were a single plan and a big pot of money. Here's what's likely to happen next:

Another try at a big bailout plan. A lot of those constituents who have been calling Congress to complain about rescuing fat cats are going to rethink their indignation as they watch the stock markets--and their own portfolios--sink. Lawmakers who voted against the bailout plan are going to have to explain why they're letting the markets collapse. The more uncomfortable voters get, the more likely Congress will be to pass some kind of sweeping relief plan. This is far from over.

More piecemeal bailouts. Before the big $700 billion bailout plan even existed, the Fed and the Treasury Department were already patching leaks in the financial system--one trouble spot at a time. The idea behind an umbrella bailout plan was to overhaul the whole system, establishing public standards and treating every ailing company more or less the same, before a bunch of leaks became a gusher. That would have eliminated the guesswork over whether a struggling company meets the criteria for a rescue--like AIG--or falls short, like Lehman Brothers.

Now we're back to guessing. The feds still have the wherewithal to lend money, buy bad assets, or take other measures to keep ailing companies afloat. What they don't have is a single plan that applies to all companies and the authority to soak up vast amounts of bad assets. So those weekend meetings at the New York Fed, with supplicant CEOs pleading for help, are likely to continue.

More failed companies. Duke University finance Prof. Campbell Harvey predicts there could be 750 to 1,000 bank failures over the next six months because of billions in bad assets stemming from the housing meltdown. Scarce credit also threatens other types of companies that are already struggling and desperately need capital, such as the Detroit automakers and some of the airlines. The government will be able to deal with some of those companies one at a time, but without a comprehensive plan, others will fall through the cracks.

Manic markets. Investors were hoping that a big bailout plan would offer some predictability about how the government will deal with struggling companies. Their crystal ball is once again very dark. That means wild swings in stock prices as big investors try to get out of the market ahead of bad news, and get back in if it looks like the feds will ride to the rescue. One of the most volatile sectors is likely to be regional bank stocks as investors worry that banks like Sovereign Bancorp and National City might be the next to fail.

Patchwork regulation. There's already a system in place for dealing with failed banks--led by the FDIC--but that may not be enough to handle the damage that's unfolding. Even without a big bailout bill, Congress may have to set up a new agency to deal with dozens or hundreds of bank failures, one similar to the Resolution Trust Corp. formed in the late 1980s. We could see a whole slew of lesser regulations, too, like restrictions on certain lending practices and higher federal coverage limits on bank deposits.

Continued government intervention. The Federal Reserve continues to pump huge sums of money into the global banking system in a desperate effort to prompt banks to loosen their grip on loans to companies, consumers, and one another. For now, that seems to be having little effect as banks absorb the startling news from Washington and hunker down. That may lead the Fed to pump out even more money and take other important steps, like cutting interest rates. Sooner or later, that will probably help loosen things up. Until then, however, it's apparently up to the markets to fix themselves. Plan accordingly.

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US news: Bailout bill slapped aside; record stock plunge




By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Associated Press Writer
House slaps aside bailout bill in stunning defeat; stocks plunge record 777; new try pledged

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, leaving both parties' lawmakers and the Bush administration scrambling to pick up the pieces. Dismayed investors sent the Dow Jones industrials plunging 777 points, the most ever for a single day.

"We need to put something back together that works," a grim-faced Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after he and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke joined in an emergency strategy session at the White House. On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders said the House would reconvene Thursday, leaving open the possibility that it could salvage a reworked version.

Senate leaders showed no inclination to try to bring the measure to a vote before they could determine its fate in the House.

All sides agreed the effort to bolster beleaguered financial markets, potentially the biggest government intervention since the Great Depression, could not be abandoned.

But in a remarkable display on Monday, a majority of House members slapped aside the best version their leaders and the administration had been able to come up with, bucking presidential speeches, pleading visits from Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and urgent warnings that the economy could nosedive without the legislation.

In the face of thousands of phone calls and e-mails fiercely opposing the measure, many lawmakers were not willing to take the political risk of voting for it just five weeks before the elections.

The bill went down, 228-205.

The House Web site was overwhelmed as millions of people sought information about the measure through the day.

The legislation the administration promoted would have allowed the government to buy bad mortgages and other sour assets held by troubled banks and other financial institutions. Getting those debts off their books should bolster those companies' balance sheets, making them more inclined to lend and ease one of the biggest choke points in a national credit crisis. If the plan worked, the thinking went, it would help lift a major weight off the national economy, which is already sputtering.

Hoping to pick up enough GOP votes for the next try, Republicans floated several ideas. One would double the $100,000 ceiling on federal deposit insurance. Another would end rules that require companies to devalue assets on their books to reflect the price they could get in the market.

In the meantime, Paulson said he would work with other regulators "to use all the tools available to protect our financial system and our economy."

"Our tool kit is substantial but insufficient," he said, indicating the government intended to continue piecemeal fixes while pressing Congress for broader action.

Stocks started plummeting on Wall Street even before Monday's vote was over, as traders watched the rescue measure going down on television. Meanwhile, lawmakers were watching them back.

As a digital screen in the House chamber recorded a cascade of "no" votes against the bailout, Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley of New York shouted news of the falling Dow Jones industrials. "Six hundred points!" he yelled, jabbing his thumb downward.

The final stock carnage far surpassed the 684-point drop on the first trading day after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

In the House, "no" votes came from both the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. More than two-thirds of Republicans and 40 percent of Democrats opposed the bill. Several Democrats in close election fights waited until the last moment, then went against the bill as it became clear the vast majority of Republicans were opposing it.

Thirteen of the 19 most vulnerable Republicans and Democrats in an Associated Press analysis voted against the bill despite the pleas from President Bush and their party leaders to pass it.

In all, 65 Republicans joined 140 Democrats in voting "yes," while 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted "no."

The overriding question was what to do next.

"The legislation may have failed; the crisis is still with us," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in a news conference after the defeat. "What happened today cannot stand."

Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, the minority leader, said he and other Republicans were pained to back the measure, but in light of the potential consequences for the economy and all Americans, "We need to renew our efforts to find a solution that Congress can support."

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said there was scant time to reopen legislation that was the product of hard-fought bipartisan negotiations.

"What happened today was not a failure of a bill, it was a failure of will," said Dodd, the Banking Committee chairman. "Our hope is that cooler heads will prevail, people will think about what they did today and recognize that this is not just scare tactics -- it's reality."

A brutal round of partisan finger-pointing followed the vote.

Republicans blamed Pelosi's scathing speech near the close of the debate -- which assailed Bush's economic policies and a "right-wing ideology of anything goes, no supervision, no discipline, no regulation" of financial markets -- for the defeat. It was not much different from her usual tough words against the president and his party.

"We could have gotten there today had it not been for the partisan speech that the speaker gave on the floor of the House," Boehner said.

Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the whip, estimated that Pelosi's speech changed the minds of a dozen Republicans who might otherwise have supported the plan.

That amounted to an appalling accusation by Republicans against Republicans, said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the Financial Services Committee: "Because somebody hurt their feelings, they decide to punish the country."

More than a repudiation of Democrats, Frank said, Republicans' refusal to vote for the bailout was a rejection of their own president.

Indeed, many GOP lawmakers spurned Bush's urgent calls for action. "We have a gun to our head," said Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., who opposed the bill. "This isn't legislation -- it's extortion."

The two men campaigning to replace Bush watched the situation closely -- from afar -- and demanded action.

In Iowa, Republican John McCain said his rival Barack Obama and congressional Democrats "infused unnecessary partisanship into the process. Now is not the time to fix the blame; it's time to fix the problem."

Obama said, "Democrats, Republicans, step up to the plate, get it done."

Lawmakers were under extraordinary pressure from powerful outside groups, which gave notice they considered the legislation a "key vote" -- one they would consider when rating members of Congress.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said opponents of the bailout would pay for their stance.

"Make no mistake: When the aftermath of congressional inaction becomes clear, Americans will not tolerate those who stood by and let the calamity happen," said R. Bruce Josten, the Chamber's top lobbyist, in a letter to members.

The conservative Club for Growth made a similar threat to supporters of the bailout.

"We're all worried about losing our jobs," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declared in an impassioned speech in support of the bill before the vote. "Most of us say, 'I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for it -- not me.'"

"We're in this moment, and if we fail to do the right thing, Heaven help us," he said.

If Congress doesn't come around on a bailout, more pressure would fall on the Federal Reserve.

The Fed, which has been providing billions in short-term loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit stresses, could keep expanding those loans to encourage lending. And, it could keep working with other central banks to inject billions into financial markets overseas.

It also has the power to expand emergency lending to other types of companies and even to individuals if they are unable to secure adequate credit.

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Monday, September 29, 2008

吉百利回收11款朱古力




(HK明報)
Cadbury Asia Pacific宣布,作為預防措施,回收11款「吉百利」朱古力產品。

食物安全中心 接獲Cadbury Asia Pacific提供的資料,指受影響的產品產自其北京 廠房,並有供應香港,包括11款朱古力產品,詳情如下:

吉百利純黑朱古力珍珠45克

吉百利純黑朱古力珍珠80克

吉百利怡口蓮180克

吉百利牛奶朱古力 150g Halloween Pumpkin

吉百利至醇黑朱古力40克

吉百利牛奶朱古力大量裝5公斤

吉百利純黑朱古力大量裝5公斤

吉百利香脆榛仁牛奶朱古力大量裝5公斤

吉百利香酥曲奇牛奶朱古力大量裝5公斤

吉百利榛子朱古力禮盒312克 (2008新年禮盒)

吉百利牛奶朱古力禮盒300克 (2008新年禮盒)

印尼驗出超毒M&M's 同產地朱古力港有售 幼童吃數粒可致腎石




(明報)9月29日 星期一 05:05【明報專訊】三聚氰胺毒奶遺害愈揭愈厲害,暢銷全球的國際知名朱古力品牌Mars,旗下M&M's三款朱古力和Snickers,以及卡夫出產的Oreo朱古力威化條,均被印尼 當局驗出極高濃度的三聚氰胺,其中一款M&M's牛奶朱古力三聚氰胺含量竟達856.3ppm,成人吃一包已超出安全標準,3歲幼童甚至吃數粒已有生腎石危險。

令人關注的是,印尼驗出上述各款問題朱古力,生產地和公司資料,均與本港市面出售的同款朱古力完全相同,有關化驗報告早於27日(周六)發表,但本港食物安全中心 截至昨晚仍只表示「會與印尼當局跟進」,未就本港市面同款朱古力需否停售、市民應否停吃等作回應或指引。
超市惠康 百佳 均表示,正向食環署 跟進事件,等待當局提供資料和指引,暫未能作回收或下架決定。
被印尼食品及藥物監察機構(BPOM)揭發三聚氰胺含量驚人的奶製食品,全部均註明由內地生產,包括Oreo Wafer Sticks(蘇州生產);M&M's牛奶朱古力、花生朱古力和迷你朱古力(北京 生產);Snickers(中國生產);以及由上海 冠生園出產的大白兔奶糖,三聚氰胺含量由24.44至945.86ppm不等。
Oreo同驗出 成人吃一包超標
據食環署引用的美國 食物及藥物管理局標準,三聚氰胺每日可容忍攝入量,為成人每日每公斤體重0.63毫克,3歲以下嬰幼則為每日每公斤體重0.32毫克,以此計算,一包重90克(5條裝)的Oreo朱古力威化條,含有32.94毫克三聚氰胺,50公斤成人吃一包已超標,重10公斤幼童吃半條也有危險。
Snickers 幼童吃3包或出事
含856.3ppm三聚氰胺的M&M's牛奶朱古力毒害更驚人,一包48克重朱古力,竟含41.1毫克三聚氰胺,成人吃四分三包已可出事,幼孩甚至吃數粒也有機會生腎石。Snickers三聚氰胺含量相對低,一包59克重的朱古力約含1.44毫克三聚氰胺,但幼童一日吃3包可出事。

Friday, September 26, 2008

銀行拆借幾陷停頓 專家﹕全球瀕「系統性崩潰」




(明報)9月26日 星期五 05:05
【明報專訊】全國主要金融市場的銀根昨進一步抽緊,銀行與銀行間的拆借活動已陷入接近停頓狀態。專家指出,目前全球金融市場出現「系統性崩潰的風險很高」。同一天,各大央行 再向市場注入資金,以紓解緊絀的銀根。反映銀根鬆緊的銀行同業拆息,昨均在多個主要金融市場大幅抽升。昨晚歐洲1個月拆息升至近8年新高,亞洲地區銀行拆息也超越雷曼破產時的水平。
美救市方案未明 歐1月拆息8年新高
市場昨日一大關注點,是美國 救市方案的規模會否被國會縮減。在救市方案存在不明朗因素下,倫敦 銀行同業的3個月美元 拆息(Libor)昨晚抽升29個基點至3.77厘,為1999年以來最高,與美國聯儲局 目標利率(2厘)的利息差距更是歷來最高水平。1個月期的歐元銀行同業拆息(Euribor)昨日也上升7個基點至4.98厘,遠高於1周前的4.52,也是2000年11月以來的新高。
拆息高企反映銀行之間的借貸已陷入接近停頓的狀態。荷銀外匯策略師Greg Gibbs說﹕「目前全球金融系統崩潰的風險已進入新階段,而各國央行對此顯得束手無策。同時,銀行季尾對資金需求大增,也令(信貸緊張)問題惡化。」
至於亞太區,除了香港外,新加坡 澳洲 的拆息水平也被大幅扯高。新加坡3個月期的美元銀行同業拆息昨日急升29個基點至3.684厘,為1月22日以來最高。澳洲金融市場協會1個月銀行券參考利率(BBSW)則急升至7.458厘,為8月5日以來的最高水平。
面對拆息高企問題,全球各大央行繼續向銀行體系注資,試圖紓緩銀根。聯儲局周三再通過外匯掉期向澳洲、丹麥、挪威和瑞典 提供300億美元資金,而歐洲央行、英倫銀行和日本 央行也繼續「放水」。

樂天小熊餅驗出三聚氰胺 幼童日吃兩包半已超標 超市停售





(明報)9月26日 星期五 05:05
【明報專訊】廣受小朋友歡迎的「朱古力樂天熊仔餅」被澳門 衛生當局驗出含高濃度三聚氰胺,含量達24ppm,3歲以下幼童每日吃2包半已經超標;本港百佳 惠康 超市,已主動停售樂天小熊餅(圖)。另港府昨推新措施,向所有未經消毒處理內地來港鮮奶,先作三聚氰胺抽驗,證實無問題才讓製奶公司處理出售。
專家關注,無論牛奶、蛋糕、雪條、餅乾,甚至幼兒飲用的奶粉均驗出有問題,兒童每日累積攝取的三聚氰胺不容輕視。
澳門驗出 港未籲停食
澳門衛生局驗出一款由香港「益生貿易」作總代理、中國樂天食品公司生產的「樂天小熊餅(朱古力夾心)」50克裝,含有24ppm三聚氰胺;而「蒙牛早餐奶麥香奶類飲品」和「雀巢金裝助長奶粉(1+)」,亦分別驗出含2.35ppm和少於1ppm三聚氰胺。
根據本港食環署 資料,三聚氰胺的每日每公斤體重安全攝取上限為0.63毫克,3歲以下嬰幼兒則為0.32毫克,以此計算,10公斤重幼兒每日只要吃2包半問題樂天小熊餅已可出事,50公斤成人則吃26.25包,才超過安全標準。
新措施:內地來港鮮奶先驗後售
食環署昨日未有呼籲市民暫停食用該款樂天小熊餅,只表示會向澳門當局了解並作跟進。中大生化系副教授陳竟明則說,有關小熊餅的三聚氰胺含量「並不低」,食品根本不可放此物質,故一定是「零容忍」,且當不同的零食和奶製飲品也含三聚氰胺,即使含量不高,累積攝取量也不容輕視。
另外,原來本港多個表明是「香港製造」的鮮奶,原材料實際上是來自內地,食環署早前檢測過多批來自肇慶市、珠江、番禺、甚至深圳 市「光明集團」的未經熱處理入口鮮奶,未發現含三聚氰胺。不過,食物及衛生局長周一嶽 則表示,當局會推行新措施,為每批入口鮮奶先作抽檢,證實無事才批准在市面發售。
周說﹕「目前來說,我們驗了這麼多次,它們都是沒有問題的。但我們希望有一個持續的做法,令香港人飲鮮奶也安心。」但因鮮奶出廠後,只可存放數日,抽檢也要配合時間性。
維記牛奶表示,他們昨日已率先試行了抽驗計劃,等待化驗結果大約要4至6小時,大致上對生產流程的影響不大,只是以往食環署是待他們製成了鮮奶飲品入樽後才抽查,現將抽查環節提早在來貨原材料上。維記和雀巢牛奶公司對有關措施也表支持。
另外,為應付十一黃金周可能出現的購奶粉潮,各代理現正作出準備。

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

大白兔糖四洲蛋糕含毒超標




(星島日報 報道)本港食物安全中心 首次驗出蛋糕含有三聚氰胺,涉及產品是士多啤梨味的「四洲蛋糕」,三聚氰胺含量超標一倍半;又證實本港市面出售的「大白兔奶糖」三聚氰胺超標近一倍。本港衞生防護中心昨確認再多兩名香港兒童患上腎結石,二人均居住在內地,曾長期飲用三鹿牌奶粉、伊利或蒙牛奶,本港至今共有四宗確診個案;澳門 亦證實首宗飲用雀巢金裝助長奶粉嬰兒患上腎結石個案。

  記者:胡幗欣

  澳門衞生局昨證實,一名一歲零四個月大的嬰兒患上腎結石,嬰兒由父母帶到私人診所化驗發現腎結石,再到政府醫院作超聲波檢查確診。該名嬰兒由一歲起飲用產自黑龍江的雀巢金裝助長奶粉(一歲或以上),同類牌子日前曾被香港傳媒披露含有三聚氰胺成分,澳門衞生局已立即抽查市民雀巢奶粉重新化驗,又特別呼籲家長盡快帶同曾經食用同類奶製品的子女,到衞生中心作進一步檢查和化驗。

  再有兩港童腎結石

  本港亦再多兩名腎石兒童,涉及一名兩歲半和一名九歲男童,兩人均在港出生並長居於內地。衞生防護中心指,兩歲半男童自八個月大起飲用三鹿牌奶粉和伊利奶,他父親本周一帶他到廣華醫院 門診接受檢查確診,目前正接受治療,情況穩定。九歲男童則在過去四年每天飲二至五包二百五十毫克裝蒙牛奶,該些奶購自深圳 ,他雖沒有病徵,但上周六隨父親養和醫院 檢查確診,曾留院治療,現已出院。

  食安中心昨公布七十一個奶類產品樣本的化驗結果,包括牛奶及奶類飲品、冰凍甜品、奶粉、未經熱處理的鮮奶、朱古力、蛋糕、餅乾、牛奶糖和三合一咖啡,兩樣本不及格,含有可致腎結石的三聚氰胺。其中「四洲蛋糕(士多啤梨味)」的含量是百萬分之六點一;被新加坡 發現含三聚氰胺的「大白兔奶糖」,本港抽驗後亦發現含有為百萬分之四點六的三聚氰胺。

  每日食16件達上限

  政府昨日通過緊急立法刊憲生效的《食物內有害物質(修訂)規例》規定,上述食物的三聚氰胺法定上限為百萬分之二點五,換言之兩款食品已分別超標一倍至一倍半。但由於產品樣本於法例生效前抽取,食安中心不會檢控有關零售商及入口商,但已發信警告,入口商會回收產品。百佳 表示,已即時將各種味道的「四洲蛋糕」下架。

  加求診個案曾飲中國奶

  食安中心指,約三歲、十公斤重的幼童每天食用約十六件「四洲蛋糕(士多啤梨味)」,或每天食用約三包共一百三十粒「大白兔奶糖」,便達攝取三聚氰胺上限。

  立法會 議員李華明 指抽驗結果反映,毒奶問題牽連甚廣,政府應盡快檢測所有用奶製造的食物化驗,並尋求私人化驗所協助。香港食品委員會委員李廣林說,政府已立法規管三聚氰胺,相信生產商若發現產品有問題,會自行停售,「以免做壞自己的品牌」。

  另外,中國毒奶問題蔓延全球,加拿大 《星島日報》報道,本身是醫生的加拿大加華醫藥聯合會會長谷世安表示,其診所接獲四宗與三聚氰胺有關的求診個案,求診者最近曾在內地飲用牛奶。

台灣5牌子奶原料含毒

(明報)9月24日 星期三 05:05
【明報專訊】台灣 衛生署 昨晚公布,5家從大陸山東「都慶」公司進口的奶製品原料中,六和化工、汎昇實業、三億食品及佳泰食品都驗出三聚氰胺,行政院已決議將大陸植物性奶蛋白原料的商品下架,目前毒奶粉初步已知流入的下游廠商,包括「古道」奶茶等產品。

汎昇實業的毒奶原料目前已知流入包括華元、真口味、大榮生技、世華生技等知名公司。另外,梅農精緻特產行的「梅農古坑三合一咖啡」及「梅農古坑二合一咖啡」,也是使用汎昇的毒奶原料,除先前的金車咖啡外,相關產品受毒奶粉影響的範圍恐將擴張,民眾「聞奶色變」。

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Please help to spread items contaminated by China's milk

'White Rabbit-brand Creamy Candy imported from China were contaminated with Melamine, an industrial chemical that caused kidney stones and lead to kidney failure. FYI just recorded the following items have been recalled due to china's milk situation. This is real. M&M's, snickers, mento's yoghurt bottle, dove chocolate, oreo wafer sticks, monmilk, dutchlady sterilised milk, wall's all natural mango, mini poppers ice cream, magnum ice cream, moo sandwitch ice cream, mini cornetto and youcan ice cream. Stores have been asked by AVA to remove them. If you have any of these items in your home, don't eat them. Better safe than sorry.'

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