HONG KONG: The Chinese Ministry of Health said Monday that as many as six infants have died from drinking milk contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical used in the making of plastics and fertilizers. The ministry's statement, reported...

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December 2, 2008 The number of infants in China who have died from melamine-tainted milk powder has now climbed to six, according to news reports. China's Health Ministry is also reporting that nearly 300,000 infants in the country have...
China has dramatically raised the tally of children sickened by dairy products laced with the industrial chemical melamine to 294,000, and said six babies may have died from drinking toxic milk. In a late-night statement on Monday, the...
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