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Posted to the web 6 October 2008

Yasiin Mugerwa

Members of Parliament have demanded that the government institutes a query team to ensure that the deadly Chinese powder milk is not being consumed in the country.

A host of MPs led by Bunyole MP Emmanuel Dombo on Thursday demanded that the Ministry of Health takes lead role to block any consumption of suspected counterfeit Chinese products in Uganda as the case is with other countries.

GA_googleFillSlot("AllAfrica_Story_Inset"); "Madam Speaker, we are in danger," Mr Dombo said. "We have been observing in the international media that there is a brand of powder milk, which had been contaminated in China and which has resulted into the recalling of the product in many countries." China has been at the heart of the milk crisis which has left at least four Chinese babies dead and another 53,000 in critical condition.

On Saturday, Chinese media reported that even the animals at Hangzhou Zoo in China ...

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