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Asia still finding tainted Chinese milk powder

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A Thai dairy company said Thursday it will return 122 tons of milk powder imported from China over contamination fears, as some Asian countries tried to respond carefully to the widening scandal involving a major trading... ...full story at AP

from AP on Thu, Oct 02 2008

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20 Sep 08 visit China Tainted Milk Scandal Expands  »  YouTube videoChinese police arrested 12 more people Thursday as a fourth death was reported in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that has sickened more than 6,200 babies
15 Sep 08 visit Two arrested over milk powder contamination scandal  »  Shanghai Daily TWO brothers who had been selling three tons of contaminated milk per day have been arrested in north China's Hebei Province in the wake of the Sanlu milk powder contamination scandal, local police said today. ...
18 Sep 08 visit Dairy producer yet to recall some tainted milk powder  »  People's Daily A Chinese dairy producer at the center of a baby formula scandal has yet to recall 35 tonnes of tainted milk powder from retail outlets and consumers, an official said on Thursday, as it emerged that a fourth child had died. Local authorities and...
15 Sep 08 visit Two arrested over milk powder contamination scandal  »  People's Daily Two brothers who had been selling three tons of contaminated milk per day have been arrested in north China's Hebei Province in the wake of the Sanlu milk powder contamination scandal, local police said on Monday. The brothers surnamed Geng, who...
15 Sep 08 visit 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,...
12 Sep 08 visit Sanlu recalls 700 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder  »  Danwei Southern Metropolis Daily The Shijiazhuang-based dairy producer Sanlu announced that the company will recall 700 tons of infant feeding formula ("baby milk powder" 婴幼儿奶粉) that was produced before August 6. In the announcement Sanlu admitted th...

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