The problem emerged over the weekend when Hong Kong authorities said eggs from one major Chinese supplier were tainted with melamine, the same chemical that was mixed
into China’s milk products and led to the deaths of four babies. However, officials and China’s state-controlled press reported yesterday that eggs from other suppliers had also been found to be contaminated with melamine, which can give food the appearance of higher protein levels.

Meanwhile, the authorities in Hong Kong and the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou reported eggs contaminated with melamine had been detected in brands other than Hanwei, and that they came from different areas of China. The discovery of melamine
in eggs has raised concerns that the chemical could be infecting much of China’s food chain.

Initially, the problem was believed to be isolated to milk and other dairy products.
The discovery of the chemical in eggs raised concerns that it could be in many other Chinese foods, with the suspicion that it was mixed into livestock feed to also give it the appearance of high protein.

The authorities in Dalian, the Chinese city where Hanwei is based, said yesterday
that melamine may have been mixed into chicken feed and led to the contamination of that company’s eggs.

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation in China said on Tuesday that
melamine may also be present in other farm-raised foods such as meat and fish.

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