The Sanlu milk scandal widens
- Zhang Zhenling, Sanlu's vice president, has made a public apology (see video on right) but did not explain why the company took so long to take proper measures in letting the public know about the contamination.
- A second baby has died and 1,253 infants have been diagnosed with illnesses linked to the contaminated milk powder. The Health Ministry expects a 'possibly rising' toll. (Update: Three babies have died, more than 6,244 others have fallen ill, with 158 strickened with kidney failure)
- Sanlu Group has sacked Tian Wenhua, the board chairwoman and general manager of the group. Tian has also been stripped from her post as the secretary of the corporation committee of the Communist Party of China.
- Melamine has also been found in dairy products from 22 Chinese brands (or about 20 percent of Chinese dairy producers), including Olympic sponsor Yili. Hong Kong supermarket chain Wellcome has announced its recall of the Yili Natural Choice Yoghurt Ice-bar with Real Fruit from retail outlets across the city.
- Meanwhile, New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra which partially owns the Sanlu Group has voluntarily recalled one batch of its Anmum Materna milk.
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