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The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants. The chemical was used to increase the nitrogen ...
The international market price of wheat doubled from February 2007 to February 2008 hitting a record high of over US$10 a bushel. [92] Rice prices also reached ten-year highs. In some nations, milk and meat prices more than doubled, while soy (which hit a 34-year high price in December 2007 [93]) and maize prices have increased dramatically.
If China consumed the same amount of milk per capita as the United States, it would consume 326 million metric tons. At todays prices , converted to U.S. dollars, that would be worth $626 billion.
In 2012, the largest producer of milk and milk products was India, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil. [76] All 28 European Union members together produced 153.8 million tonnes (169.5 million short tons) of milk in 2013, the largest by any politico - economic union.
14 October: China orders the withdrawal of all milk produced more than a month earlier. 15 October: Seventh kidney stone case diagnosed in Hong Kong. 16 October: Eighth kidney stone case diagnosed in Hong Kong; Italy seizes smuggled Chinese milk; Malaysia discovers impure ammonium bicarbonate responsible for biscuit contamination. Raccoon dogs.
This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of milk, excluding butter. Rank Change in rank 2013/2007 Country ... Mainland China: 32.66
On 2 October 2008, the Taiwan Health ministry announced that six types of milk powders produced in China by Nestlé contained low-level traces of melamine, and were "removed from the shelves". [ 45 ] As of 2013, Nestlé has implemented initiatives to prevent contamination and utilizes what it calls a "factory and farmers" model that eliminates ...
Sanlu Group. Sanlu Group CO., Ltd. (SJZSGCZ) was a Chinese dairy products company based in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei. [1] It produced one of the oldest and most popular brands of infant formula in China. [2] New Zealand 's Fonterra owned 43% of Sanlu. [citation needed]