http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:46:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39209/six-busted-in-china-milk-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSix people have been arrested in connection with the tainted milk scandal in China, Reuters reports. The arrests were made in Hohhot, capital of China's main dairy producing region. Thousands of Chinese children have developed kidney problems from drinking milk formula contaminated by melamine. Four have died.http://www.newser.com/story/39209/six-busted-in-china-milk-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 05 Oct 2008 21:24:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38803/china-sees-first-tainted-milk-lawsuit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultParents of a sick 1-year-old filed the first lawsuit in China's melamine scandal today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The case, yet to be accepted by China's courts, seeks $21,900 from the makers of Sanlu milk powder for expenses related to the kidney stones they say their son developed from drinking Sanlu. China’s courts are under government influence, and some lawyers report being pressured from pursuing the high-profile issue.http://www.newser.com/story/38803/china-sees-first-tainted-milk-lawsuit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 14:25:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38783/tainted-tea-pulled-in-hong-kong.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the recall as precautionary and said no other products were affected.http://www.newser.com/story/38783/tainted-tea-pulled-in-hong-kong.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 11:48:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38658/kraft-mars-cadbury-hit-by-chinese-tainting-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultKraft and Mars are investigating claims by the Indonesian government that products including Oreos, M&Ms, and Snickers imported from China are tainted with melamine, PerthNow reports. The company notes that the products tested melamine-free elsewhere in Asia, and suggests that they could be counterfeit. Still, the firms are supporting a recall. Meanwhile, Cadbury is pulling 11 chocolate products from Hong Kong shelves, the BBC reports.http://www.newser.com/story/38658/kraft-mars-cadbury-hit-by-chinese-tainting-scandal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 29 Sep 2008 7:32:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38452/china-pulls-tainted-candy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDozens of countries are hopping to get China-made White Rabbit candy off store shelves after the milk-based treat was found to contain melamine, the BBC reports. The company has halted sales worldwide, and issued warnings about candy remaining in stores. The chemical has also been found to have sickened two baby orangutans and a lion cub raised on tainted infant formula in a Chinese zoo, the Telegraph reports.http://www.newser.com/story/38452/china-pulls-tainted-candy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 26 Sep 2008 2:59:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38244/wet-nurses-milk-chinas-tainted-formula-crisis.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMany Chinese mothers are returning to breastfeeding as infant formula sickens thousands of babies, reports the Wall Street Journal, but in a growing number of wealthy families the breasts are rented. The ancient practice of wet nursing has been reborn, but with a capitalist bent: "Many people look down on this job. I do it because I have no other method to earn more money," says one wet nurse.http://www.newser.com/story/38244/wet-nurses-milk-chinas-tainted-formula-crisis.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 02 Oct 2008 13:36:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38054/53k-tots-now-sick-on-tainted-chinese-formula.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChina's quality-control chief has stepped down as the number of Chinese babies reported sickened by contaminated formula has soared to 53,000, CNN reports. Some 13,000 have been hospitalized; 40,000 more have been treated as outpatients. One ill toddler has been reported in Hong Kong. Chinese premier Wen Jibao toured hospitals and a supermarket, calling the makers of the milk “heartless” and pledging tougher regulations.http://www.newser.com/story/38054/53k-tots-now-sick-on-tainted-chinese-formula.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Sep 2008 5:23:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38020/china-tainted-formula-hits-13k-babies.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe number of Chinese babies hospitalized with kidney problems after drinking contaminated milk formula has skyrocketed to 13,000, the country's health ministry said today—more than double previous estimates of 6,000. Four children have died so far, AFP reports, in the outbreak blamed on melamine, the same chemical at fault in last year's widespread pet food recall.http://www.newser.com/story/38020/china-tainted-formula-hits-13k-babies.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 21 Sep 2008 13:13:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37878/chinese-recall-milk-as-tainting-scandal-spreads.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMilk from some of China's biggest dairies has been found to contain poisonous melamine, prompting authorities to clear shelves of dairy products, in addition to the earlier recall of tainted infant formula, the BBC reports. A watchdog group found the banned chemical in 10% of samples from three dairies, including the two largest. Milk suppliers are suspected of diluting milk and then adding melamine to make the protein content appear higher.http://www.newser.com/story/37878/chinese-recall-milk-as-tainting-scandal-spreads.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 19 Sep 2008 9:21:02 CDT