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<p><b>BEIJING, China (CNN) </b>-- Officials on Monday announced thedeath of a second child who consumed contaminated milk powder. Morethan 1,200 others have been sickened, according to China's HealthMinistry.</p>startclickprintexclude PURGE: /2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/china.formula/art.babies.ap.jpg KEEP <div class="cnnStoryPhotoBox"><div class="cnnImgChngr" id="cnnImgChngr">===========IMAGE============<img height="219" alt=" arents show babies suffering from kidney stones at a hospital in Lanzhou, Gansu province." src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/china.formula/art.babies.ap.jpg" width="292" border="0" style="WIDTH: auto;"/>===========/IMAGE=========== <div class="cnnStoryPhotoCaptionBox"><div class="cnn3pxTB9pxLRPad"><p>===========CAPTION==========Parents show babies suffering from kidney stones at a hospital in Lanzhou, Gansu province.===========/CAPTION=========</p></div></div><div class="cnnWireBoxFooter"><img height="4" alt="" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif" width="4" style="WIDTH: auto;"/>
</div></div></div>/PURGE: /2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/china.formula/art.babies.ap.jpg endclickprintexclude <p>Of that number, 340 infants are hospitalized and 53 are considered to be in serious condition.</p><p>Government inspectors are testing baby formula around China and plan torelease their results on Tuesday, said Li Changjiang, head of the StateAdministration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine,according to the Xinhua news agency.</p><p>The manufacturer, SanluGroup, has recalled more than 8,200 tons of the tainted formulafollowing reports of babies developing kidney stones, Xinhua said. <span class="cnnEmbeddedMosLnk"><img height="14" alt="Video" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/tabs/video.gif" width="16" border="0" style="WIDTH: auto;"/>
<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/china.formula/index.html#cnnSTCVideo" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5888">Watch what Sanlu has done »</font></a></span></p><p>Sanlu, one of China's leading dairy producers, has also sealed off morethan 2,100 tons of contaminated product, and another 700 tons stillneed to be recalled, the news agency said.</p><p>It is not the first time Sanlu has been connected to a scandal involving tainted milk powder, according to China Daily.</p><p>In 2004, at least 13 infants in the eastern Anhui province died ofmalnutrition after drinking milk powder that had little to nonutrition. The illegally manufactured milk was falsely labeled with theSanlu brand, according to the paper.</p><p>More than 170 other babies were hospitalized as a result of drinking the cheap milk powder.</p><p>Chinese police have questioned 78 people -- including dairy farmers andmilk dealers -- about the most recent contamination, a Chinese officialtold Xinhua Saturday. Sanlu would not say whether its employees arebeing investigated, Xinhua said.</p><p>Testing by Sanlu foundtripolycyanamide, also known as melamine, in 700 tons of its product,said Zhao Xinchao, the vice mayor of Shijiazhuang, the news agencyreported.</p><p>Zhao told the news agency that the suspects addedwater to the milk they sold to Sanlu to make more money, then added thechemical so the diluted milk could still meet standards.</p><p>Inspectors found the chemical in Sanlu infant formula produced by oneof the company's partner producers in northwest Gansu Province, anofficial said Sunday.</p><p>Two of 12 samples randomly selected fromthe Sanlu milk powder produced by the Haoniu Dairy Company in JiuquanCity tested positive for melamine, said Xian Hui, the vice-governor ofGansu.</p><p>Health experts say ingesting melamine can lead to kidney stones, urinary tract ulcers, and eye and skin irritation.</p><p>The chemical is commonly used in coatings and laminates, wood adhesives, fabric coatings, ceiling tiles and flame retardants.</p><p>Hundreds of Wal-Mart and Carrefour stores in China are pulling the Sanlu milk powder from their shelves, Xinhua said.</p>startclickprintexclude <div class="cnnStoryElementBox"><h4>Don't Miss</h4><ul class="cnnRelated"><li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/china.formula/index.html" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5888">China: Hundreds of babies fed tainted milk</font></a> PURGE:/2008/HEALTH/09/12/tainted.formula.ap/index.html </li><li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/12/tainted.formula.ap/index.html" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5888">FDA warns against infant formula from China</font></a> /PURGE:/2008/HEALTH/09/12/tainted.formula.ap/index.html</li></ul></div>endclickprintexclude <p>This episode marks the latest in a string of tainted products produced in <a class="cnnInlineTopic" href="http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/China" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5888">China</font></a>.</p><p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 150 brands ofcat and dog food last year after finding that some pets became ill ordied after eating food tainted with melamine, the same chemical foundin the powdered milk.</p><p>Two Chinese businesses, a U.S. company andtop executives of each were indicted by a federal grand jury inFebruary in connection with tainted pet food, which resulted in deathsand serious illnesses in up to thousands of U.S. pets, federalprosecutors said.</p><p>In October 2007, regulators and retailers inthe United States recalled at least 69,000 Chinese-made toys overconcerns of excessive amounts of lead paint, which can cause hazardouslead poisoning.</p><p>In November, shipments of the popular toy AquaDots were found to have been contaminated with a toxic chemical thatturned into a powerful "date rape" drug if swallowed, causing somechildren who ate the craft toys to vomit and lose consciousness.</p><p>And in February, a Maryland candy distributor pulled Pokemon-brandValentine lollipops from store shelves after bits of metal were foundin the sealed treats, authorities said.</p><p>Officials on Monday announced the death of a second child who consumed contaminated milk powder. </p><p>Of the more than 1,200 others who have been sickened, 340 infants werehospitalized, and 53 considered to be in serious condition, accordingto China's Health Ministry.</p><p>Government inspectors were testingbaby formula around China and plan to release their results on Tuesday,said Li Changjiang, head of the State Administration of QualitySupervision, Inspection and Quarantine, according to the Xinhua newsagency.</p><p>The manufacturer, Sanlu Group, has recalled more than8,200 tons of the tainted formula following reports of babiesdeveloping kidney stones, Xinhua said.</p><p>Sanlu, one of China'sleading dairy producers, also has sealed off more than 2,100 tons ofcontaminated product, and another 700 tons still need to be recalled,the news agency said.</p><p>Chinese police have questioned 78 people,including dairy farmers and milk dealers, about the contamination, aChinese official told Xinhua Saturday. Sanlu would not say whether itsemployees were being investigated, Xinhua said.</p><p>Testing by Sanlufound tripolycyanamide, also known as melamine, in 700 tons of itsproduct, said Zhao Xinchao, the vice mayor of Shijiazhuang, the newsagency reported. </p><p>Zhao told the news agency that the suspectsadded water to the milk they sold to Sanlu to make more money, thenadded the chemical so that the diluted milk could still meet standards.</p><p>Inspectors found the chemical in Sanlu infant formula produced by oneof the company's partner producers in northwest Gansu Province, anofficial said Sunday.</p><p>Two of 12 samples randomly selected fromthe Sanlu milk powder produced by the Haoniu Dairy Company in JiuquanCity tested positive for melamine, said Xian Hui, the vice-governor ofGansu.</p><p>Ingesting melamine can lead to kidney stones, urinary tract ulcers, and eye and skin irritation, health experts said.</p>startclickprintexclude <div class="cnnStoryElementBox"><div class="cnnStoryElementBoxAd"><div class="cnnStoryElementBoxAdHead"><img alt="advertisement" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/content/ads/advertisement.gif" style="WIDTH: auto;"/></div><div id="cnnDefault180Space">ADSPACE: asia/intg_story/lft.180x150 CALLOUT|http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn_international&cnn_intl_pagetype=intg_story&cnn_intl_position=180x150_lft&cnn_intl_rollup=asia&page.allowcompete=yes¶ms.styles=fs|CALLOUT <div id="ad-896528" align="center" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0pt;"></div></div></div></div>endclickprintexclude <p>The chemical is commonly used incoatings and laminates, wood adhesives, fabric coatings, ceiling tilesand flame retardants. The chemical was also involved in the massive petfood recall last year.</p><p class="cnnInline">Hundreds of Wal-Mart and Carrefour stores in were pulling the Sanlu milk powder from their shelves, Xinhua said.startclickprintexclude</p><div class="cnnWsnr" style="DISPLAY: inline;"><span class="cnnEmbeddedMosLnk"><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/china.formula/index.html#" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5888">E-mail to a friend</font></a>
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