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The government on Saturday banned the import of a food raising agent from China after it was tested for excessive levels of the industrial chemical melamine.

"The Department of Health has decided to ban China-made ammonium bicarbonate after traces of melamine were found... and request local food makers to stop using it," the department said in a statement.

Taiwan has banned all Chinese dairy imports and ordered stores to remove all remaining items from shelves after more foodstuffs were found to be tainted with melamine.

At least three Taiwanese children and one woman have fallen ill after drinking tainted Chinese milk products, according to a local hospital.

China has said 53,000 children have been sickened there and four killed by milk laced with melamine, which is normally used to make plastics. - AFP

kani jung china! no mercy jud ni cla.. basta lang jud ba makahalin!