By Tessa Wong

THE bulk of food products taken off shelves during September's melamine scare have been given the all-clear to be sold - but many shoppers say there is no going back for them.

With China-made biscuits, crackers, liquid milk, ice-cream, milk and whey proteins cleared for sale yesterday, the two-month sale ban which the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) enforced on them has ended. The import ban, however, is still in place.

The AVA has been lifting the sale ban progressively in the last two weeks. Altogether, 327 made-in-China products - containing dairy and banned from sale as a precautionary measure two months ago - will be put back on shop shelves.

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