BEIJING — China’s milk scandal worsened again Sunday as the government announced that the number of infants hospitalized after consuming contaminated baby formula had risen to nearly 13,000, more than double the previous tally.
The Ministry of Health, which posted the new figures on its Web site, traced most cases to tainted formula produced by the Sanlu Group, the giant dairy producer whose formula has been recalled because of contamination from an industrial additive, melamine.
Across the country, the ministry reported, 53,000 infants have suffered some degree of illness from melamine-contaminated dairy products. Roughly 40,000 of them were examined and “recovered” without being admitted to a hospital. The other 12,892 infants were hospitalized with more serious kidney problems. Of those, 1,579 have already recovered and been discharged.
State media have reported four infant deaths from kidney problems linked to the melamine. However, the Health Ministry put the number at three.
Source: The New York Times
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