Eggs produced by the Green Biological Centre in Changzhi in Shanxi province contained as much as 3.5mg per kilogramme of melamine, 75 per cent higher than the national safety level. Hong Kong authorities also detected the chemical in eggs from Jinshan Changpeng Agricultural Products, from Hubei.
 
A countrywide investigation is now underway as Chinese consumers shun eggs and egg by products as the latest food safety scare deepens.

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Keywords : Eggs, Melamine, Contamination, Food, Security

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