Melamine vitamins scare
27 July 2015 - 08:34
Melamine, a chemical found in plastics, glue and counter tops, has been discovered in nearly half of samples of popular local nutritional supplements. Dr Gary Gabriels, a researcher in the University of Cape Town's department of pharmacology, tested 138 imported and locally produced supplements and found 64 products had low levels of melamine that were not indicated on the labelling.
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