China: recalled tainted milk was sold to students at a discount!!!

DAIRY products that were recalled in southern China to be tested for the deadly chemical melamine were instead dumped at universities and sold to students at a discount, state media reported on Thursday. 

The milk products were sold in supermarkets and student dormitories in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a local newspaper.

In one university supermarket, bulk boxes of Mengniu milk and Yili yogurt - both suspected brands - were sold for less than 20 yuan (S$4.30), or about half the original price, the report said

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Most of the products sold to students were made before Sept 14 and should not have been on offer unless they were tested and labelled as safe, the newspaper said. 

Despite the potential health concerns, the ultra-cheap offers proved too tempting for some in Guangzhou, including Chen Gang, a student who normally does not drink milk. 

'It's so cheap. I can save some money. I am quite healthy. I guess there would be no problem for me to drink just a little bit,' Mr Chen was quoted as saying by the Guangzhou Daily. 

Another student, who was not named, said he was hired by milk dealers to peddle the products door-to-door in dormitories, according to the report. Full story...

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