Sentence examples for contaminated formula from inspiring English sources
Ms. Tian said she knew the company was selling contaminated formula by May 2008, but did not report the problem to local government officials until August.
At least four Chinese children have died from drinking contaminated formula; some 50,000 have been sickened.
Sanlu Group, one of China's largest dairy companies and the first company that was found to be selling contaminated formula, has its headquarters in Shijiazhuang, which is in the northern province of Hebei.
A month after large batches of baby formula were found to contain dangerous levels of mercury, Chinese authorities have discovered more shipments of contaminated formula, poisoned this time with a cancer-causing toxin.
The producer of the contaminated formula, the Sanlu Group, recalled 700 tons after determining on Thursday that it contained melamine, an industrial chemical, according to the official China Daily newspaper.
HONG KONG — A month after large batches of Chinese baby formula were found to contain dangerous levels of mercury, state media outlets reported Monday that the authorities have discovered more shipments of contaminated formula, this time poisoned with a cancer-causing toxin.
Never use expired infant formula, formula that smells spoiled, formula that looks contaminated, or formula that was opened or damaged before it came into your possession.
Although the exact onset date of illness resulting from contaminated infant formula and the beginning of the contamination itself remain unknown, it appears that companies received customer complaints about sick babies with discolored urine as early as December 2007 and that the first child died 1 May 2008 (Lancet 2009).
More than 6,000 Chinese babies have been taken ill and three have died after being fed contaminated milk formula, with the scandal deepening as it was revealed that a fifth of China's infant formula producers have made tainted powder.
But a new scandal involving contaminated baby formula is a frightening reminder that China still is not doing enough to ensure the safety of its products — and a reminder that American importers and regulators cannot let down their guard.
