Melamine is an industrial chemical that should not be present in food. Milk products containing melamine have been at the centre of a major food incident in China.

An Agency spokesperson said: ‘This is a first. We’ve never had to put out an alert before on “willy spread” – chocolate-flavoured or otherwise. But on a serious note, if anybody has used any of the affected products they shouldn’t worry, the risk from the melamine in these products is low and it is very unlikely to be harmful.’

The levels of melamine detected in the affected products were 126mg/kg, 153mg/kg and 259mg/kg respectively. The European Commission has said that products found with more than 2.5mg/kg must be withdrawn from the market and destroyed.

The products were manufactured in Zhongshan, China by Le Bang and imported into the UK by Scobie (Llarn) Ltd. They have been sold to a number of Ann Summers premises in the UK.

Scobie (Llarn) Ltd has removed the affected products from sale.

Product details

‘I love you’ pen set containing:

• Chocolate body pen, 40g – Best before: May 2010
• Strawberry body pen, 40g – Best before: May 2010
• Chocolate flavoured willy spread, 40g – Best before: 2010
• Chocolate flavoured nipple spread, 40g – Best before: 2010

Source

Food Standards Agency

Morrisons has removed the affected products from sale. Product recall notices will appear in the national press. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all stores explaining why the product has been withdrawn. Anyone who has bought the product can return it for a full refund.

Product details

The product being recalled is:

* Morrisons Frozen Family Favourites Potato Croquettes
* Pack size: 750g
* Best before: January 2010

No other Morrisons products are known to be affected.

76% of people lay claim to a healthy diet, but further investigation reveals that despite honourable intentions, Britons literally don’t know what’s good for them and are in a daze over healthy eating guidelines. A new health study of 2,157 Britons, marking the launch of Warburtons campaign to encourage the nation to eat more fibre, reveals that while people are aware that fibre-typically found in bread, pasta, rice, fruit, vegetables, beans and nuts-is essential for keeping their digestive healthy, more than three-quarters (76%) of men and women do not know that the guideline daily amount (GDA) of fibre is 24g, despite half of respondents believing that they eat enough fibre.

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An article in the Times online ‘Oliver pelted over cooking crusade’ reports that “Oliver has been charged with acting like a middle-class missionary sent from London to teach the town how to eat.”

John Gilding, leader of the Conservative group on Rotherham council, was quoted saying “The people he put on television were pretty down-market and he gave the impression that everyone living here is like that”. “It looks like he thinks we’re all as thick as planks, and that we live on doner kebabs”.“People are enraged. He has a point with regards to school dinners and it is good he is trying to educate people, but Rotherham people are not numpties.”

Amid all the attacks and criticism, there is serious hope that the programme will encourage healthier eating what ever budget you are on. Yes, Jamie’s programme has focused on a particular type of people in Rotherham and has upset people but don’t his campaigns always upset someone? You can never make every one happy all of the time, it’s that simple. All you can do is educate and then it’s up to people what they do with their new knowledge.

There are reports that Jamie Oliver wants to give up these campaigns because of all the abuse he and they receive. For goodness sake man! Pull up your chin and fight for what you believe. Campaigns are only successful if you’re passionate about them, why would anyone support your cause if they thought you didn’t really believe in it?