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Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm

BEIJING (AP) -- The parents of a baby allegedly sickened by tainted infant formula are suing the dairy at the heart of China's contaminated milk scandal, state media reported, as 15 more companies were accused Wednesday of producing spiked... ...full story at AP

from AP on Wed, Oct 01 2008

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01 Nov 08		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...
09 Oct 08		Guangdong court considers tainted milk powder case » Shanghai Daily A COURT in Guangdong Province is considering whether to accept a lawsuit against Sanlu Dairy Group and the Dairy Association of China filed by the parents of a baby who developed kidney stones after drinking melamine-contaminated...
24 Sep 08		China: Infant Formula Scandal Highlights Decline in Breastfeeding » Global Voices Health authorities in China reported this week that nearly 53,000 children have become sick after consuming tainted infant formula. As the effects of these contaminated dairy products become more widespread, many are discussing the alternative to formula...
14 Sep 08		Dairy swoops begin in wake of formula scam » Shanghai Daily CHINA'S food-safety watchdog yesterday sent teams of inspectors to the country's main dairy-producing regions after two babies died and at least 432 were sickened by tainted milk powder. Authorities have detained...
29 Sep 08		22 detained in tainted milk scandal » Shanghai Daily POLICE in northern China's Hebei Province have detained 22 suspects who allegedly contaminated milk supplies to a Chinese dairy company with melamine, a chemical that has killed at least four infants and sickened...
15 Sep 08		China inspects dairy industry after milk powder scandal » People's Daily China's Ministry of Agriculture launched an inspection of the country's dairy industry on Monday after tainted milk powder sickened babies and aroused concern. Six ministry teams were dispatched to the country's six major milk-producing regions,...

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