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China milk scandal hits home

Chinese had shrugged off previous problems as Western hysteria, but tainted milk has many wondering what else poses a risk. Even professed patriots seek out products not made in China. ... ...full story at LA Times

from LA Times on Sat, Sep 27 2008

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26 Sep 08 visit China to check tainted milk powder scandal after effect  »  People's Daily China's State Council, or Cabinet, on Thursday sends a team of officials to some provinces and autonomous regions to check the aftereffect of a recent tainted milk powder scandal. The team will work to ensure problems arising from the tainted milk...
17 Oct 08 visit Chinese dairies seek to restore consumers' faith after scandal  »  People's Daily Chinese dairy company executive, Zhang Jianqiu, picked up a carton of milk from a press conference table and takes a sip. He drinks milk everyday but it has been very difficult to persuade his customers to do the same after the country's tainted milk...
26 Sep 08 visit Ripples of the China Milk Scandal in Africa  »  Global Voices In China, an estimated 13,000 children have fallen ill since the tainted milk scandal broke. Chinese influence has grown in Africa in recent years, as have imports of all kinds products, from running shoes to instant noodles. Bloggers as far afield as...
19 Sep 08 visit Crisis hits the liquid milk industry — Starbucks China stops working with Mengniu; All Yili products now recalled in Hong Kong  »  Shanghaiist Okay, stop drinking milk now, all of you, or anything that has any form of dairy content in it — unless it comes from some foreign brand. While four babies have already died from Sanlu's tainted milk powder, and over 6,000 remain sick (including over 1...
25 Oct 08 visit All tainted dairy products destroyed in core province of milk scandal  »  Shanghai Daily ALL the tainted dairy products would be destroyed in north China's Hebei Province, the core province of milk scandal, today, local authorities said. A total of 32,200 tons of tainted dairy products would be destroyed,...

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