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Empty milk shelf in a Carrefour supermarket in China as a result of the scandal. The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants.
Local officials in Fuyang arrested 47 people who were responsible for making and selling the fake formula and investigators discovered 45 types of substandard formula for sale in Fuyang markets. Over 141 factories were responsible for the production of the formula and Chinese officials seized 2,540 bags of fake formula by mid-April.
The first incident occurred 3 decades ago in Shanghai where consumption of raw clam lead to a Hepatitis A outbreak. The second incident is the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which caused kidney stones in infants, devastating almost 300,000 children. [45] The 2008 Chinese milk scandal received the most attention among food safety incidents.
A court in Beijing has ruled against an unmarried Chinese woman's right to freeze her eggs, ending a fight for reproductive services that lasted six years and drew national attention. The Beijing ...
The eggs contained 4.7 ppm (part per million) of melamine, compared to the government imposed legal limit of 2.5 ppm for melamine in food. [5] It is thought that the eggs became contaminated after the chickens which laid them were fed tainted feed. [3] Melamine is commonly added to food to increase the apparent protein content. The practice is ...
Yisroel Kornik, 33, was charged with counterfeiting in a scheme to sell fake U.S. postage stamps made in China despite warnings from the feds. Lakewood man, 33, accused of selling Chinese ...
This timeline of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal documents how events related to the Chinese dairy products contamination by melamine unfolded. Complaints about kidney problems traced back to a brand of infant formula, subsequent discoveries of melamine contamination of liquid milk, and exported powdered milk of processed food products (using contaminated milk).
The hot Aston Martin Vanquish is just one of several models affected by a new recall. Photo credit: Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. "Drat. Moneypenny, tell 007 to get back to HQ straightaway. That ...