Budapest, 6 Oct, 2008 – Traces of melamine have been discovered in products in a number of Chinese restaurants in Hungary, food safety official said today. It was also confirmed that melamine tainted Nestle products discovered at the weekend would be tested further.
But the authorities said the melamine content found at the restaurants was so far within prescribed safety limits.
Miklos Suth, of the Agriculture Ministry’s food safety office, said: “Food products with melamine levels under the limits defined by food safety rules were found in a number of Chinese restaurants during the weekend."
He also confirmed that a shipment of Nestle coffee product contaminated with the industrial chemical discovered on 4 October was still under examination. Test results will be released later in the week, said Mr Suth. Nestle had requested the examination of a 5.5 ton stock of Coffee Mate imported from Thailand but not yet placed on sale.
He added that the product would be destroyed if the levels of melamine exceeded legal levels.