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The toxic milk scandal out of China brings up so many issues: breastmilk versus formula; a possible cover-up involving gorillas with kidney stones; the safety of products mass-produced in China (especially after last year's toy recall). But also: Just what, we, as humans, put in our bodies. When Sadie wrote about PETA urging Ben & Jerry's to use breast milk for their ice cream, a few commenters actually wrote, "Ewww." But when we posted about a dog who is nursing some baby tigers or a dog who adopted some baby bunnies, the response was more like, "Awww." More »
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The chief inspection official of China's quality watchdog says that the milk crisis which sickened 53,000 Chinese children has, hopefully, come to a close. Even so, some women are responding to the milk powder scandal by offering their services as wet nurses to families wary of using formula. Breast-feeding might also see a resurgence in China, where many women stopped breastfeeding because they felt formula was better for their babies. [Reuters & WSJ] More »
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Here's your daily Chinese baby formula update: The official number of children sickened by the contaminated milk jumped from 6,000 to 53,000 on Sunday, with 12,892 children hospitalized as a result. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's two main supermarket chains pulled Nestle milk powder from their shelves after a newspaper reported that the product contained melamine. (Last Wednesday, Nestle said that its products were safe for consumption.) [AP & MSNBC] More »
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More on the melamine-tainted baby formula responsible for sickening thousands of babies China: the situation is much worse than previously thought. This morning, the Chinese government announced that melamine has been found in 69 batches of baby formula from 22 different producers. The government also increased the number of sickened Chinese children to 6,244, including 158 who had acute kidney failure, and the Ministry of Health has reported a third infant death. So far, four dealers have been arrested for adding melamine to their milk to defraud nutrition tests. [WSJ] More »
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Reports are surfacing today that China is being rocked by a tainted baby formula scare that has resulted in the death of one child in the northwestern province of Gansu and the development of kidney stones in 50 other babies across the country. The reports have, once again, sparked local and international doubts in the safety of Chinese products after investigations items ranging from plastic toys to dog food. The tainted formula — which is sold under the name of Sanlu Bei Bei Infant Powder — and the urge to reassure domestic and overseas consumers that Chinese products are safe has sparked a serious investigation by the Chinese government into all baby formula made in the country, the second-largest market for baby formula. But what exactly makes this baby formula so harmful? The answer might be familiar to you! More »
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