Compiled by Caijing Staff

The Hong Kong Food and Environmental Health Department said September 21 that it has found traces of the industrial chemical melamine in Nestle brand milk from the mainland. The milk was produced by the company's subsidiary in northeast China's Qingdao City.

The amount of melamine discovered was small, not enough to pose a serious health risk to adults, but the Hong Kong health department suggested not feeding the milk to babies.

A recall has been ordered on all contaminated products, including Nestle's baby formula, Neslac Gold 1+, which an earlier report had already labeled as tainted.

The Hong Kong government has issued urgent measures to restrict melamine in food products. Hong Kong Health Secretary York Chow said the government would publish new laws on September 23 requiring the amount of melamine in milk products not to exceed 1 milligram per liter in food products meant for babies and pregnant women, and not to surpass 2 milligrams in other eatable goods. Chow said the laws will take effect immediately.

As of September 22, Hong Kong has confirmed two cases of babies with kidney problems caused by contaminated milk products.

On the Chinese mainland, contaminated milk powder has so far killed 4 infants and sickened more than 14,000 others.