China: 6 babies may have died from (melamine) tainted milk (300,000 sickened)

[UpInArms]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING – China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder, up from a previous official toll of three, and announced a six-fold increase in its tally of infants sickened in the scandal to nearly 300,000.

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The crisis has been met with public dismay and anger, particularly among parents who feel the government breached their trust after their children were sickened or died from drinking infant formula authorities had certified as safe.

The latest statistics show that China's communist leaders are slowly acknowledging the breadth of China's worst food safety scare in years. During such crises, the government often deliberately releases information piecemeal in part to keep from feeding public anger.

The ministry said in a statement late Monday that 294,000 babies across the country had suffered from urinary problems after consuming milk powder laced with melamine.

"Most of the sickened children received outpatient treatment only for small amounts of sand-like kidney stones found in their urinary systems, while some patients had to be hospitalized for the illness," the statement said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_tainted_milk

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yet, the FDA (under Bush) thinks this is grand

these people can't get shown the door fast enough

[fasttense]

1. Yeah isn't that special. America is now allowing melamine in baby formula.

I honestly believe these crazy wacko bushie republicons want to kill off all Americans.


But here's a kicker for you. The people who give their babies formula the most (and don't breast feed) are the very wealthy.

[NOW tense]

2. China is more open about this problem

Then the Bush Admin.

[uppityperson]

3. And exactly how much melanine is safe in infant formula FDA?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. About 2 ppm.

Easily.

[uppityperson]

4. k&r for babies with my sympathy towards these families and babies

[Hekate]

6. KnR. Christ on a Trailer Hitch I hate Bush's FDA for bringing this home to the USA. nt