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Tainted milk

Tainted milk more than 50,000 infants developed kidney stones and four others died in China (as of September 23) after consuming baby food tainted with melamine, a chemical banned in food items. Reports of contamination emerged on September 10, when 14 babies in Gansu province fell ill. Soon, more reports started coming from other provinces. Five cases were reported in Hong Kong as well. According to the Chinese state television, Sanlu Group, the country

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