More than a thousand children are still being treated in Chinese hospitals for kidney damage caused by contaminated milk, two months after the melamine milk scandal broke, China's health ministry said.
50,741 children have been discharged after their health improved, after worried parents rushed them to hospital on hearing that dairy products had been contaminated with an industrial chemical. Four babies died.
The whole world panicked when the contamination was also found in sweets, biscuits and ice cream. This created great fear of Chinese-made products, slowing global sales and weakening exports. The US banned imports of Chinese foods unless they were tested to be free of dairy products or melamine.
Melamine was added to watered-down milk to make lab tests show a higher protein content. It was also found in eggs, because it had been used in animal feed. This white chemical is used to make flooring, whiteboards and kitchenware.
A door-to-door survey of more than 307,000 families with children under three found more than 75,000 children who had consumed contaminated products.
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