Toxic Melamine Released From Bowls Serving Hot Soup, Study Finds
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Melamine, the chemical that killed infants in a milk-formula scandal in China in 2008, may be ingested when it’s used to serve hot food, a study found.
The toxic chemical is released from melamine-containing tableware when exposed to boiling-hot substances, researchers at the Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan showed. Their study, involving a dozen healthy adult volunteers, detected traces of melamine in urine following consumption of noodle soup consumed from non-breakable melamine bowls.