Melamine is an organic compound that is often combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a synthetic polymer which is fire resistant and heat tolerant. Melamine resin is a very versatile ...

Melamine, traditionally used to create durable dishware and clear resins, has been used in recent years to produce consumable products. The results have been damaging. In September 2008, nearly 53,000 ...

(Reuters) - The World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday China's contaminated milk powder scandal was "deplorable" as more countries in Asia and Europe banned imports of Chinese milk ...

-- Melamine is a white powder used in plastic-making. It was first synthesised by a German scientist in the 1830s. -- Melamine resin, a mix of melamine and formaldehyde, is used in the manufacture of ...

Many a parent gulped at last week's news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had detected the industrial chemical melamine in American-made infant formula. This is, after all, the same ...

Hong Kong mother Shirley Lo stocked her refrigerator with soymilk and switched to buying imported chocolates for her son after melamine was found in baby formula and milk products in China. But when ...

Melamine warnings have been in the headlines for months, and it seems that every few weeks another food item is added to the growing list of contaminated foodstuffs. Understandably, South Africans – ...