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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 ...
This timeline of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal documents how events related to the Chinese dairy products contamination by melamine unfolded. Complaints about kidney problems traced back to a brand of infant formula, subsequent discoveries of melamine contamination of liquid milk, and exported powdered milk of processed food products (using contaminated milk).
Results published up to 27 September 2008 by the National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Republic of Indonesia (NADFC) Manufacturer. Product. Prod weight. Melamine. content (mg/kg) Yantai New Era Health Industry Co., Ltd. Guozhen Pine Pollen Calcium Milk. 20g.
Counterfeit baby formula. In April, at least 13 babies in Fuyang, Anhui, and 50–60 more in rural areas of Anhui died of malnourishment from ingesting fake powdered milk. In addition, 100–200 other babies in the province suffered malnutrition but survived. Local officials in Fuyang arrested 47 people who were responsible for making and ...
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]
A widespread listeriosis outbreak from contaminated deli meats from Enterprise Foods, a subsidiary of Tiger Brands. It is the world's worst listeriosis outbreak. 2011. 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak. E. coli O104:H4. fenugreek sprouts [2] >3,950[3] 53[4] Deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in Europe.
[173] As the scandal involving melamine contamination of milk broke in September 2008, some western media evoked suspicions that China's desire for a perfect games may have been a factor contributing towards the delayed recall of contaminated infant formula, [174] which has affected 94,000 [175] babies with kidney stones and killed at least 4 ...
A Xinhua article from September 2008 lists the following information as "Lessons Learned" from the milk scandal: "Sanlu, the center of the scandal, provided a bad example of crisis management. When it was first exposed, Sanlu refused to take the blame and passed the buck to innocent dairy farmers, which ignited great anger nationwide.