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Melamine-Contaminated =
Chinese=20
Corn Gluten from 2007 Used Recently in =
South=20
Africa =E2=80=93 Feed Association =
Source:=20
Feedinfo News Service
(dated=20
03/12/2008)
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3 Dec, 2008 - =
China-made corn=20
gluten contaminated with melamine left =
over from=20
the pet food poisoning scandal of 2007 has =
been=20
imported into South Africa, sold as =
recently as=20
September 2008 and used in ruminant feed, =
the=20
country's feed association has confirmed =
to=20
Feedinfo News Service.
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The South African =
Animal Feed=20
Manufacturers Association (AFMA) said the =
tainted=20
corn gluten in dairy feed is believed to =
have been=20
responsible for the contamination of =
Nestle=20
powdered milk withdrawn from the market=20
recently.
The announcement appears =
to=20
confirm recent speculation made by the =
South=20
African Veterinary Association =
(SAVA) that=20
contaminated feed ingredients from 2007 =
were still=20
=E2=80=9Cfloating around=E2=80=9D.
The feed body said all =
known=20
contaminated material had now been removed =
from=20
the supply chain.
An AFMA statement =
said:=20
=E2=80=9CIn September 2008 there was =
speculation that=20
contaminated Chinese raw materials were =
present in=20
the market. The industry has been on alert =
since=20
May 2007 during which period international =
cases=20
of contaminated raw materials in the pet =
food and=20
animal feed industries had to be dealt=20
with.=E2=80=9D
However, precise =
details concerning=20
the weight of the spiked consignment, the =
level of=20
contamination or the number of feed =
manufacturers=20
affected cannot yet be confirmed until the =
imminent publication of a report, an AFMA=20
spokesman said.
It is understood =
that a=20
single supplier purchased the corn gluten =
and sold=20
it into the feed industry in one, as yet=20
unidentified, region in South Africa. The =
feed=20
body said it believes the contamination =
incident=20
is a one-off and that it was not expected =
to pose=20
a threat to human health .
AFMA =
said: =E2=80=9CThe=20
majority of information indicates that =
this is an=20
isolated incident in a specific =
geographical=20
region of the country and the product was =
used for=20
a short period of time. =
=E2=80=9CIt is clear that=20
the Industry had been misinformed =
that the=20
contaminated raw material would be =
harmless to=20
ruminant animals and would be metabolized, =
as a=20
non protein nitrogen source making it safe =
for=20
use.
=E2=80=9CThe route of =
contamination, toxicity=20
levels of melamine and it=E2=80=99s =
interactions with=20
cyanuric acid and other compounds are =
complex and=20
the threats need to be evaluated in this =
context.=20
Currently no threat to human health is =
anticipated=20
as has been the case in China where =
melamine=20
per se was added directly to =
human food=20
products.=E2=80=9D
AFMA said it has =
been warning=20
its members at regular intervals to test =
all raw=20
materials, pre-mixes and feed additives =
for the=20
presence of melamine since 2007 - when =
tainted=20
China-made material was sold into the =
North=20
American pet food and animal feed sectors. =
It said=20
that once concerns about the =E2=80=9Craw =
material=E2=80=9D were=20
raised, samples were sent for =
analysis
=E2=80=9CAs=20
a precautionary measure, while more =
laboratory=20
tests were done, this raw material was =
immediately=20
withdrawn from the market as well as any =
products=20
which were manufactured containing this =
raw=20
material,=E2=80=9D said the feed=20
association.
AFMA stressed =
the source=20
of contamination has been removed from the =
supply=20
chain. Its members are testing their raw =
materials=20
for melamine and are requesting their =
suppliers to=20
verify their products are melamine-free, =
it=20
added.
An independent auditing =
company has=20
been called in to investigate the =
circumstances=20
leading up to the feed contamination.
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