Reports: New toxic milk case in China kept secret for a year

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

"A fresh scandal over toxic milk products has shocked Chinese consumers, with state media today reporting claims
that officials waited almost a year before warning the public.

The government pledged to clean up the dairy industry in autumn 2008, when 300,000 babies were taken ill and six died 
after drinking
melamine-tainted Sanlu-brand infant formula. The issue reared its head again last week when food safety authorities
in Shanghai announced they had shut down the Shanghai Panda company after discovering it was producing
condensed milk and milk powder laced with the same chemical.

The China Daily newspaper suggested today that officials began investigating the company as early as February last 
year."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/06/china-melamine-milk-shanghai-panda

Chinese milk scandal '08 Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal

Juha-Matti
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