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Third baby dies in China milk crisis

Illnesses caused by tainted formula skyrocket, and more products test positive for contamination. China's troubles with tainted baby formula grew into a national... ...full story at LA Times

from LA Times on Wed, Sep 17 2008

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22 Sep 08 visit CNN: Four infants in China dead, 53,000 reported ill from tainted milk powder. 中國毒奶粉事件繼續延燒-到目前為止已經有五萬三千兒童受害!四人死亡!  »  YouTube video53,000 reported ill from tainted milk powder, 13,000 children were hospitalized. The crisis was initially thought to have been confined to baby milk powder but tests have found melamine in samples of liquid milk taken from China's two largest dairy...
15 Sep 08 visit China to destroy 10,000 tons of tainted baby formula  »  Shanghai Daily MORE than 10,000 tons of baby formula that was seized and recalled in the Sanlu milk powder contamination scandal will be destroyed, said the government of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, today....
15 Sep 08 visit China to destroy 10,000 tons of tainted baby formula  »  People's Daily More than 10,000 tons of baby formula that was seized and recalled in the Sanlu milk powder contamination scandal will be destroyed, said the government of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, on Monday. Authorities have so far...
26 Oct 08 visit Milk Meets New Standards  »  Shanghai Daily TESTS found Chinese baby formula milk and other milk-powder products met new temporary restrictions on melamine, the country's top quality control agency said yesterday. The test covered 101 batches of baby formula...
27 Oct 08 visit China says latest-tested baby formula milk and other milk powder safe  »  People's Daily The latest test found that Chinese baby formula milk and other milk powder products met the new temporary restrictions on melamine, the country's top quality control agency said on Sunday. It was the eleventh test on the industrial chemical...
12 Sep 08 visit Tainted baby formula scandal blows up in China  »  Blogging For China The brand is Sanlu, one of the best known domestic manufacturers of milk products in China. The scandal involves babies falling ill across the country with kidney stones after consuming Sanlu brand baby formula that have since been found to contain...

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