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• China starts destruction of tainted baby formula (2008-10-15)
  
• The Shijiazhuang municipal government started the work to destroy more than 10,000 tonnes of tainted baby formula. 4 cement plants and 2 steel mills are selected to destroy the melamine-contaminated milk powder by burning them out in furnaces. Chinas Ministry of Health announced Wednesday (October 15) that 5,824 infants are still receiving treatment in hospitals nationwide for kidney diseases caused by tainted powdered milk. Six of them are in serious conditions, the ministry said in a press release. No child died of toxic milk last month and all death cases reported so far occurred between May and August, the statement said. A total of 43,603 children have recovered and left hospitals since milk powder produced by Sanlu Group was found containing a banned chemical melamine in mid September.    Photo by Imaginechina