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Panic grows in China milk scandal

Hundreds of fraught parents queued today outside a Chinese company at the centre of a baby milk scandal, demanding explanations and compensation after over 1,200 infants fell ill and at least two died. ...full story at Independent

from Independent on Tue, Sep 16 2008

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