Tainted Chinese Milk Powder Spreads Across the Globe

On Sept. 11, the Chinese media reported dairy farmers had begun adding melamine to diluted milk as a way to boost protein count with production costs on the rise.
Written by Joshua Lipes, produced by Minh-Ha Le
2008-10-17
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Since then, dairy products tainted by the toxin have killed four and sickened more than 54,000 infants in China. China-made dairy products have found their way into food items around the world, prompting recalls and import bans in several countries. WorldMapTaintedMilkChina100508b

CH. 1: MANDARIN | CANTONESE

CH. 2: VIETNAMESE | BURMESE | KOREAN

CH. 3: KHMER | LAO | UYGHUR

CH. 4: TIBETAN

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