China's top dairies battle to regain public's trust.Executives from Mengniu Dairy Group Co. and Yili Industrial Group Co., led a media tour so they can regain public's trust after their products were found tainted with a chemical that killed four infants and sickened tens of thousands. Both companies promised the public that stepped up testing and new procedures would ensure that similar contamination won't happen again....
... Authorities blame middlemen at milk collecting stations for the food safety scandal that began last month, saying they added melamine to watered-down milk to fool quality control tests and make the product appear rich in protein.
Nitrogen-rich melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers, can cause kidney stones as the body tries to eliminate it and, in extreme cases, lead to life-threatening kidney failure. Infants are particularly susceptible.
Nitrogen-rich melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers, can cause kidney stones as the body tries to eliminate it and, in extreme cases, lead to life-threatening kidney failure. Infants are particularly susceptible.
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