Melamine milk scare in China grows
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A health scare that started with baby formula has spread. Chinese officials now say melamine has been found in yogurt bars, and liquid milk.
Melamine is an industrial compound used to make plastics that contains nitrogen. It boosts the appearance of protein in food and is difficult to detect. Earlier this month several infants died and hundreds were sickened from baby formula that had been tainted with the compound. Earlier this year tainted dog food produced in China killed hundreds of dogs around the globe.
The New York Times reports that the dairy sections of most Chinese grocery stores are empty as a result of recalls. Starbucks in China has switched to soy milk. Mengniu and Yili are two of the country's biggest milk brands, nearly 10-percent of their milk products have been tainted.
Over 6,200 infants have been sickened by the tainted milk.
Chinese officials say they will punish those involved in the poisoning and force them to pay for people's medical bills. A larger problem for the country may be the lingering black eye scandals like this one may have on the nation's reputation and economy.
[via New York Times]
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