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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. |
Melamine, an industrial chemical normally used in plastics, is believed to have been added 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. |
James Reynolds: Regaining parents' trustParent's anger over milk scandal | James Reynolds: Regaining parents' trustParent'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. |
Soon after the announcement, Hong Kong's Wellcome and Park'n Shop supermarkets said they were pulling Mengniu products off their shelves. | |
Yili group products were recalled by the Hong Kong government on Thursday, after tests found milk, ice-cream and yoghurt to be contaminated with melamine. | |
Arrests | |
Chinese officials have insisted that most milk is 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. | 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. |
The scandal broke at the Sanlu Group | |
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." |
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. |
Chinese police have arrested 18 people in connection with the scandal. | Chinese police have arrested 18 people in connection with the scandal. |
Of those children made sick, more than 150 are said to have acute kidney failure. | |
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. |
Are you in China? What is your reaction to the news that liquid milk has also been contaminated? Tell us your concerns using the form below: | Are you in China? What is your reaction to the news that liquid milk has also been contaminated? Tell us your concerns using the form below: |
In most cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. | In most cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. |