[Gene Eric]

I heard yesterday about the babies and children suffering from the contamination. It’s very, very sad.

[taraytarah]

According to Yahoo News, it has affected over 6,200 children. We have no business importing any food products from China.

[MHGinTN]

Where does the melamine come from ... how would it be added to dairy products? Is it a natural contaminate from cows feeding on melamine laced feed and why/from where is this derived??

[FrdmLvr]

I wonder how many of our Olympic athletes and spectators have come down with kidney stones.

[grey_whiskers]

Like, *PING*, dude.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Melamine. Same stuff that caused the big dog-food scare a couple years ago. What, do they think it’s MSG or something?

[diamond6]

Is there ANYTHING that the Chinese have not screwed up?!

[stlnative]

Starbucks and KFC are drawn into China’s tainted milk scandal
STARBUCKS and KFC have admitted using products from firms affected by China’s tainted milk crisis.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2985934/Starbucks-and-KFC-are-drawn-into-Chinas-tainted-milk-scandal.html

[stlnative]

China says some liquid milk also tainted
September 19, 2008 - 2:23PM

http://news.theage.com.au/world/china-says-some-liquid-milk-also-tainted-20080919-4jks.html

Officials had said liquid milk was safe, but on Friday the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said milk sold in liquid form by three leading Chinese dairies has also been found to be contaminated with melamine.

A report posted on the agency’s website said test results showed nearly 10 per cent of samples taken from Mengniu Dairy Group Co and Yili Industrial Group Co - China’s two largest dairy companies - contained up to 8.4 milligrams of melamine per kilogram.

[stlnative]

China’s tainted formula shows risks of dairy boom
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/19/asia/AS-China-Dairy-Dangers.php

Investigators say raw milk suppliers, in hopes of clearing more profit, watered down their milk to increase volume and then added the industrial chemical melamine, which is high in nitrogen and artificially appears to boost protein content.

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HEADS UP - FLASH BACK

Nestle focuses on Chinese milk powder potential
Jul 5, 2007 ... Nestle today opened a state-of-the-art dairy plant in China as it continues to tap growing demand for milk powder products in the country.

http://www.dairyreporter.com/Industry-markets/Nestle-focuses-on-Chinese-milk-powder-potential

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[TexasRepublic]

I’ll bet even the Chinese Soylent Green is tainted. Buyer beware!