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2008/09/15
More Chinese Melamine, Chinese Children Suffer
China Arrests Two Men in Milk Powder Investigation
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, September 15, 2008; 11:48 AM
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 -- Chinese officials made their first arrests in connection with an investigation into contaminated milk powder and said two infants have died after drinking it, while 1,253 are known to have fallen ill.
Officials arrested two brothers, surnamed Geng, who are suspected of mixing a substance known as melamine into milk to try to fool buyers who tested its protein content. While the chemical, which is used in the manufacturing of plastics, does not actually add any nutritional value, it boosts readings on tests.
The use of melamine in food products is banned. It is the same substance that had been illegally added to pet food exported to the United States last year that sickened thousands of cats and dogs.
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, September 15, 2008; 11:48 AM
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 -- Chinese officials made their first arrests in connection with an investigation into contaminated milk powder and said two infants have died after drinking it, while 1,253 are known to have fallen ill.
Officials arrested two brothers, surnamed Geng, who are suspected of mixing a substance known as melamine into milk to try to fool buyers who tested its protein content. While the chemical, which is used in the manufacturing of plastics, does not actually add any nutritional value, it boosts readings on tests.
The use of melamine in food products is banned. It is the same substance that had been illegally added to pet food exported to the United States last year that sickened thousands of cats and dogs.
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