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Nearly 6,000 babies hospitalized over milk

Oct. 16, 2008
Nearly 6,000 Chinese babies remain hospitalized with kidney problems resulting from milk powder adulterated with the industrial chemical melamine, the Health Ministry said.
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SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say 60 people have been formally arrested in the country's tainted infant milk formula scandal.

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SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Four more people from China's dairy industry went on trial Monday on charges they produced milk products tainted with melamine, officials said.

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists and consumer groups say fish from China may be contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine.

Trace levels of melamine called safe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says trace amounts of melamine and other toxic chemicals found in infant formula tests are considered safe.

FDA finds trace of melamine in formula

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said U.S.-made baby formula was safe despite finding "trace levels" of the toxic chemical melamine in a sample.
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China says powdered milk tests as safe

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Chinese health authorities say samples of milk powder have proven safe in the latest inspections for the industrial chemical melamine.

FDA to test Chinese imports with milk

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Milk-containing Chinese imports will be held at the border until tests prove they aren't contaminated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

Melamine found in fish feed from China

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Safety officials in Hong Kong say they have found elevated levels of the industrial chemical melamine in fish feed from mainland China.

China goes after tainted feed producers

BEIJING, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities say they're cracking down on producers of animal feed after finding the chemical melamine in eggs.
Melamine found in Chinese eggs

Melamine found in Chinese eggs

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Melamine, the chemical behind the tainted milk scandal in China, has been found in a brand of eggs, officials in a northeastern Chinese city said Wednesday.

China: Latest samples pass melamine test

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say the latest tests of milk samples from the country's dairies revealed melamine content well below accepted limits.
Tainted Chinese dairy products in Italy

Tainted Chinese dairy products in Italy

ROME, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Milk and yogurt from two Chinese stores in Italy tested positive for the chemical melamine, a government official announced Thursday.

Official: Russia has no melamine victims

MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Russians have avoided illness by not consuming Chinese milk products containing the chemical melamine, a Russian official says.

Nine Chinese arrests linked to melamine

SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Nine people have been arrested in China's Hebei Province for allegedly taking part in the production or purchase of the substance melamine, police say.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler