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Melamine migration above EU limits in some childrenโ€™s cups

Danish Consumer Council reports melamine migration from five of eight tested childrenโ€™s cups are above legal limits; migration tests undertaken after cups were washed 20 times and filled with a hot drink to simulate use; melamine classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans in the EU