Melamine, baby milk

Milk powder tainted with melamine affected the lives of abont 300,000 Chinese infants in 2008. Six thonsand of these babies became seriously ill, and 150 suffered kidney failure, resulting in 6 fatalities. This was one of the worst modem examples... 

Sanlu brand powdered milk was found to eontain significant amounts of melamine, with the highest coneentration being 2563 mg/kg of produet (0.2 %). The kidney stones in patients suffering from melamine were not melamine-cyanuric acid, but melamine and uric acid in 1 1.2-2.1 ratios (Fig. 2.11). Natural formation of uric acid kidney stones is not unknown, but they constitute only 5-10% of all kidney stones, especially in developing eountries. Babies excrete urie aeid in much... 

Incredibly, in the summer of 2008, approximately 300 000 Chinese babies became sick and at least six died of kidney failure. Chinese companies had diluted milk with water and added melamine to make the protein content appear normal. Two people were executed in 2009 for their role in producing tainted milk. In 2010, Chinese authorities found 40 tons of powdered milk containing melamine. 

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