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Fury as China baby milk scandal escalates

Frightened, angry parents took their babies for testing at hospitals all over China today to see if their children have been made sick by the greed of unscrupulous farmers and negligent food companies. ...full story at Independent

from Independent on Thu, Sep 18 2008

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01 Nov 08 visit Chinese parents angry over tainted milk - 1 Nov 08  »  YouTube videoMany Chinese parents remain unhappy with the way their government has tackled a scandal involving Chinese-manufactured baby milk tainted with the chemical melamine. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Beijing on the scandal that continues to grip...
24 Sep 08 visit Chinese pulling through tough time in milk scandal  »  People's Daily Babies were sick, hospitals crowded, consumers puzzled, senior officials sacked, farmers could not sell their milk, dairy firm employees had fears for future -- milk scandal affected the life of many Chinese but they were struggling through it. ...
11 Sep 08 visit Milk powder sent for testing after dozens of babies get sick  »  People's Daily The number of sick babies in China continues to grow as at least seven provinces are now reporting cases of kidney stones in infants. National food and health authorities are trying to find out if all the babies drank the same brand of milk...
15 Sep 08 visit China and Taiwan: Fury over poisoned powdered milk made in China  »  Global Voices The powdered milk products, produced by the Sanlu (三鹿) Group in China, were found to be contaminated by melamine after hundreds of babies in China got sick with kidney stones. One baby in the Gansu province, China, died because of that. 25...
17 Sep 08 visit Parents flood hospitals seeking kidney scans for sick babies  »  People's Daily A long line of worried parents carrying their babies stood in the courtyard of Renmin Hospital of northern Hebei Province Wednesday. Some arrived around 5:00 a.m., two hours before the hospital opened. Their children all drank formula made by the...
18 Sep 08 visit Parents, babies crowd hospitals  »  People's Daily Parents across Beijing have been taking their babies to hospital to have them checked for the presence of kidney stones. The city's municipal health bureau said children can have the tests performed at any of 74 hospitals without making prior...

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