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China sets limit on melamine levels in dairy products

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-08 23:39

In tests by China's quality watchdog, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), last month, Sanlu products had the highest content of melamine, at 2,563 milligrams per kilogram, out of the 109 baby formula producers tested.

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The Sanlu Group, a leading dairy producer based in the northern Hebei Province, admitted on September 12 it had found some of its baby milk powder products were contaminated with melamine.

Contaminated baby formula has killed at least three infants and left more than 53,000 with urinary tract problems, including kidney stones. About 13,000 infants are still being treated in hospitals.

So far, 27 people have been arrested over the scandal.

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