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China Executes 2 For Role In Tainted Milk Scandal

Nov. 24, 2009
China executed two people Tuesday for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick. Zhang Yujun was executed for endangering public safety and Geng Jinping was executed for producing and selling toxic food, according to the...
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BEIJING, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Twenty-one defendants in China's tainted milk powder scandal will learn their fate Thursday when a Chinese court has scheduled sentencing.

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BEIJING, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Chinese health officials say detailed screening has determined that 296,000 babies were sickened by milk products tainted with melamine.

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BEIJING, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A melamine maker and a dealer, accused in China's tainted milk powder scandal, went on trial Friday in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province.

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BEIJING, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Chinese government is seeking major reform of its dairy industry in the aftermath of a tainted milk powder scandal, authorities say.
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BEIJING, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Chinese health authorities say samples of milk powder have proven safe in the latest inspections for the industrial chemical melamine.

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BEIJING, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Nearly 25 percent of Beijing children under age 3 reportedly drank chemically tainted milk, said officials who conducted a massive door-to-door survey.

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HOHHOT, China, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Six men have been arrested in northern China after the discovery of milk products containing the chemical melamine, an official says.

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BEIJING, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Chinese government said it set aside about $44 million to help farmers who lose money in the country's tainted milk powder scandal.

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