Following the embarassment of finding out that melamine was still in the milk, years after the first scandal rocked China and the world, China has decided to change rules... relating to protein levels. By lowering the new minimum protein level of raw milk to 2.8% from 2.95%, officials are hoping to stop farmers from needing to pump up figures. Says China Daily, the new standard is "more realistic" because many dairy cows are fed "low-quality feed." more ›

Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinpin, who were both sentenced to death in January for their roles in the melamine milk scandal, are now executed. Both had tried to appeal their sentences, but had their appeals turned down in March. While the government has been gung-ho about throwing out harsh sentences against various players in the scandal - which sickened scores of infants across the nation and killed at least six - it's been less interested in investigating accusations that news of the tainting had been surpressed for fears of bad publicity during the Beijing Olympics. more ›