Here is a piece I did about the milk scandal that occurred in 2009. I'm sure this is old news for many of you. Many children were affected by this horrible incident.
Here's an article from The New York TImes,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/world/asia/22iht-milk.3.19601372.html
"... the government has placed the blame on a group of unscrupulous dairy company executives, farmers and middlemen who prosecutors say intentionally sold goods spiked with melamine to save money and increase profits. Melamine, which is used to produce plastics and fertilizer, was often added as a cheap filler or replacement for protein powder.
he case has angered many consumers and is so sensitive that the government has tried to calm angry protesters and parents. On Thursday, the police in Beijing even attempted to detain or block parents from traveling to Shijiazhuang to listen to the verdicts. Foreign journalists have also been barred from attending some of the court sessions.
A group of China's biggest dairy companies agreed late last year to compensate victims of the scandal, but some parents have rejected the settlement offer, saying that it was too little and that their children faced long-term health problems.
Many children suffered from kidney stones or kidney failure after consuming formula contaminated with extremely high levels of melamine."
