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| China tainted milk scandal widens | China tainted milk scandal widens |
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| The scandal of tainted dairy products in China has widened, with liquid milk now found to be contaminated. | The scandal of tainted dairy products in China has widened, with liquid milk now found to be contaminated. |
| Inspectors found that 10% of liquid milk taken from three dairies was tainted with melamine. | Inspectors found that 10% of liquid milk taken from three dairies was tainted with melamine. |
| The scandal first came to light in milk powder that killed four infants and sickened more than 6,000 others. | The scandal first came to light in milk powder that killed four infants and sickened more than 6,000 others. |
| Suppliers are believed to have added melamine, a banned chemical normally used in plastics, to diluted milk to make it appear higher in protein. | Suppliers are believed to have added melamine, a banned chemical normally used in plastics, to diluted milk to make it appear higher in protein. |
| Public trust | Public trust |
| China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, tested liquid milk from three dairies. | China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, tested liquid milk from three dairies. |
| Parent's anger over milk scandal | Parent's anger over milk scandal |
| Its website said 10% of the milk from the country's two largest - Mengniu Dairy Group and Yili Industrial Group - contained up to 8.4 milligrams of melamine per kg. | Its website said 10% of the milk from the country's two largest - Mengniu Dairy Group and Yili Industrial Group - contained up to 8.4 milligrams of melamine per kg. |
| Products from Shanghai-based Bright Dairy were also contaminated, it said. | Products from Shanghai-based Bright Dairy were also contaminated, it said. |
| The watchdog said it would "strictly find out the reason for adding the melamine and severely punish those who are responsible". | The watchdog said it would "strictly find out the reason for adding the melamine and severely punish those who are responsible". |
| All the batches that tested positive were being recalled, it said. | All the batches that tested positive were being recalled, it said. |
| However, officials insisted most milk was safe to drink - in an attempt to rebuild public trust in dairy products. | However, officials insisted most milk was safe to drink - in an attempt to rebuild public trust in dairy products. |
| The BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing says it is not being suggested that anyone has fallen ill from drinking liquid milk contaminated with melamine. | |
| But he says people are extremely angry to learn that more and more products have been found to be unsafe. | But he says people are extremely angry to learn that more and more products have been found to be unsafe. |
| One 31-year-old man queuing at Sanlu offices in Shijiazhuang to get a reimbursement for medical exam payments for his baby told Associated Press news agency: "If such a big company is having problems, then I really don't know who to trust." | One 31-year-old man queuing at Sanlu offices in Shijiazhuang to get a reimbursement for medical exam payments for his baby told Associated Press news agency: "If such a big company is having problems, then I really don't know who to trust." |
| Arrests | Arrests |
| The scandal broke last week after the Sanlu Group said it had sold melamine-laced milk powder. | The scandal broke last week after the Sanlu Group said it had sold melamine-laced milk powder. |
| Of those children made sick, more than 150 are said to have acute kidney failure. | Of those children made sick, more than 150 are said to have acute kidney failure. |
| Chinese police have arrested 18 people in connection with the scandal. | Chinese police have arrested 18 people in connection with the scandal. |
| The scandal broke at the Sanlu Group | The scandal broke at the Sanlu Group |
| Twelve were arrested in the province of Hebei on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in the supply of tainted milk. | Twelve were arrested in the province of Hebei on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in the supply of tainted milk. |
| Hebei is home to the headquarters of Sanlu. | Hebei is home to the headquarters of Sanlu. |
| The State Council - China's cabinet - has held a meeting to discuss the issue. | The State Council - China's cabinet - has held a meeting to discuss the issue. |
| China's official news agency Xinhua says that the council has decided to reform the dairy industry. | China's official news agency Xinhua says that the council has decided to reform the dairy industry. |
| It says that the tainted milk powder incident "reflected chaotic industry conditions, as well as loopholes in the supervision and management of the industry". | It says that the tainted milk powder incident "reflected chaotic industry conditions, as well as loopholes in the supervision and management of the industry". |
| On Thursday, Hong Kong recalled dairy products made by the Yili group after tests found milk, ice-cream and yogurt contaminated with melamine. | On Thursday, Hong Kong recalled dairy products made by the Yili group after tests found milk, ice-cream and yogurt contaminated with melamine. |
| China's ability to police its food production industries has long been under question. | China's ability to police its food production industries has long been under question. |
| Health scares and fatalities in recent years have ranged from the contamination of seafood to toothpaste and, last year, to pet food exported to the US. | Health scares and fatalities in recent years have ranged from the contamination of seafood to toothpaste and, last year, to pet food exported to the US. |
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