China's Health Ministry announced that 12,892 children have recently been affected by milk. Reports have said that at least four have died. Xinhua reported the first death from the toxic milk on September 12. Also, 40,000 other young children have received outpatient medical treatment and consultation as a result of the milk. Samples from Nestle Dairy Farm Milk have been taken to track the sickness, and the Hong Kong Center for Food Safety administration announced that the milk had tested positive for melamine. Melamine is commonly used in wood adhesives, coatings and laminates, fabric coatings, and ceiling tiles and flame retardants. After reporting that, the officials asked for the retailers to put the catering of their milk products on hold and for Nestle to recall the product suspected for toxins. However, more than 18 people have been arrested in the contaminant cases, but still the Nestle company is declaring denile of their products containing any harmful substances. It has shown up in testing done on milk and yogurt products. Making at least two supermarket chains in Hong Kong to take dairy products by Mengniu and Yili off of store shelves. In addition, health experts are saying that consuming melamine can lead to "kidney stones, urinary tract ulcers, and eye and skin irritation."
4 comments:
This is so sad to read. People buy things at the store expecting and trusting them to be safe; especially for their children. When something has contaminated some baby milk not only is it hard to track but it's hard to warn everyone.
I think this is extremely disturbing. The thing that scares me the most is the fact that I haven't even heard about this. Our news focuses mostly on events that are relevent to the UNITED STATES, and unless you are searching for current events, you are pretty much oblivious to everything that happens in foreign nations. It's our job to look out for other countries so that maybe they'd do the same for us.
I agree this is very sad and disturbing. Something that we take for grated that it will be safe for human to consume, such as milk, is always going to be ok for too. it is very said how something so simple as milk can be so harmful. I really am just wondering how Melamine got into the milk. Something that is used for wood adhesive or a flame retardant even be put into the milk.
Indeed it is confusing to think how Melamine was found or even put in the milk. Although I dont have any children of my own I can't imagine how a parent would feel if their child was affected. Especially after the indicent, it would make me extremely nervous to buy products of any kind, knowing that my trust in a product could harm or kill my family members or myself. It's a scary thought.
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