Milk Scandal Investigations Widen
China's contaiminated milk scandal just took another major blow, as Chinese officials broaden their scope of investigation. The chemical melamine that was once thought of as just affecting baby's milk formula may have been added to other areas also. The New York Times reports "that that an industrial chemical called melamine had leached into the nation’s animal feed supplies." New evidence has been found that suggests that this chemicals being passed on to the consumers from the animal and causing the consumer to become ill. This discovery has been insult to injury on Chinese agricultural products as different countries are beinging examine Chinese agricultural products for this chemical. The dairy products imparticlar have been affected by melamine, and China's dairy exports have taken a hit because of this. This scandal is resulting in a major black eye for China, after they had gained much respect for their perfomance in the Olympics.
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