Adulteration: Pure Food and Drug Act, 2008 Chinese milk scandal, Chinese protein adulteration, 2007 pet food recalls, Melamine

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Pure Food and Drug Act, 2008 Chinese milk scandal, Chinese protein adulteration, 2007 pet food recalls, Melamine, Diethylene glycol, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Olive oil regulation and adulteration, Chicago Tylenol murders, Adulterant, Lacing, Jamaica ginger, 2008 Chinese heparin adulteration, Elixir sulfanilamide, Toxic cough syrup, Cutting agent, Adulteration of Coffee Act 1718, Non-protein nitrogen. Excerpt: The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a food safety incident in the People's Republic of China, involving milk and infant formula, and other food materials and components, adulterated with melamine. By November 2008, China reported an estimated 300,000 victims, with six infants dying from kidney stones and other kidney damage, and a further 860 babies hospitalised. The chemical appeared to have been added to milk to cause it to appear to have a higher protein content. In a separate incident four years before, watered-down milk had resulted in 13 infant deaths from malnutrition. The scandal broke on 16 July, after sixteen infants in Gansu Province, who had been fed on milk powder produced by Shijiazhuang-based Sanlu Group, were diagnosed with kidney stones. After the initial focus on Sanlu - market leader in the budget segment - government inspections revealed the problem existed to a lesser degree in products from 21 other companies, including Mengniu, Yili, and Yashili. The issue raised concerns about food safety and political corruption in mainland China, and damaged the reputation of China's food exports, with at least 11 countries stopping all imports of mainland Chinese dairy products. A number of criminal prosecutions occurred, with two people being executed, another given a suspended death penalty, three others received life imprisonment, two received 15-year jail terms, and seven local governme...