Melamine /ˈmɛləmiːn/ is an organic compound with the formula C3H6N6. This white solid is a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide...
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2008 Chinese milk scandal (redirect from Melamine milk scandal)
other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants. The...
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Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde (also shortened to melamine) is a resin with melamine rings terminated with multiple hydroxyl groups derived from...
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Melamine foam is a foam-like material consisting of a melamine-formaldehyde condensate. It is the active component of a number of abrasive cleaner sponges...
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Melamine cyanurate, also known as melamine–cyanuric acid adduct or melamine–cyanuric acid complex, is a crystalline complex formed from a 1:1 mixture...
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Protein adulteration in China (redirect from Chinese melamine scandal)
and contamination of several food and feed ingredients with inexpensive melamine and other compounds, such as cyanuric acid, ammeline and ammelide, are...
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widespread recall of many brands of cat and dog foods due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa...
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White Rabbit (candy) (section Melamine contamination)
2008, there were more than 52,000 reported cases of children made sick by melamine-tainted dairy products in China. Most of the children were diagnosed with...
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Hexamethoxymethylmelamine (redirect from Hexa(methoxymethyl)melamine)
Hexa(methoxymethyl)melamine (HMMM) is a hemiaminal ether commonly used as a crosslinking agent in the production of coatings and rubber items. It is produced...
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Pocky (section Melamine contamination)
incident. On September 30, 2008, Hong Kong authorities announced that melamine had been detected in Pocky Men's coffee cream-coated biscuit sticks made...
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