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Episode 25: Melamine
In 2007, there was a large-scale poisoning of babies from drinking tainted milk powder in China, which was covered up by government officials and dairy industry executives. This wasn't the first time melamine was used as an artificial protein in a food source, and, unfortunately, it also wasn't the last.
1. Branigan, T. Chinese figures show fivefold rise in babies sick from contaminated milk The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/02/china (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
2. Branigan, T. Three die in tainted baby milk scandal in China The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/18/china (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
3. Gossner, C. M.-E.; Schlundt, J.; Embarek, P. E.; Hird, S.; Lo-Fo-Wong, D.; Beltran, J. J. O.; Teoh, K. N.; Tritscher, A., The melamine incident: Implications for international food and feed safety. Environ. Health Perspect. 2009, 117 (12), 1803-1808.
4. . China's top food safety official resigns NBC News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140210003653/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26827110/#.Uvgfc-jP25c (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
5. Branigan, T. China executes two for tainted milk scandal The Gaurdian [Online], 2009. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/24/china-executes-milk-scandal-pair (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
6. Mooney, P. The Story Behind China's Tainted Milk Scandal U.S. News & World Report [Online], 2008. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2008/10/09/the-story-behind-chinas-tainted-milk-scandal (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
7. Branigan, T. Q&A: China's contaminated milk scandal The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/23/china.milk.scandal (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
8. . Toxic milk toll rockets in China BBC News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080916072954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7616346.stm (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
9. . Timeline: China milk scandal BBC News [Online], 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7720404.stm (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
10. . Hong Kong tests more food from China after egg scare The New York Times [Online], 2008. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/world/asia/26iht-26hongkongeggs-fw.17249815.html (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
11. . China seizes 22 companies with contaminated baby milk powder China View [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021182912/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10046949.htm (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
12. Jia, H. Chinese melamine crisis prompts call for better tests Chemistry World [Online], 2008. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chinese-melamine-crisis-prompts-call-for-better-tests-/3000989.article (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
13. Owens, J., Food Forensics. In Forensic Chemistry, Woods, K., Ed. 2015.
14. . Hong Kong finds melamine in two Cadbury products Reuters [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007031156/https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSHKG30923320081006 (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
15. . Lipton milk tea powder recalled in Asia CBS News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140214165843/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lipton-milk-tea-powder-recalled-in-asia/ (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
16. . Tainted milk scandal resurfaces in China BBC [Online], 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8478195.stm (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
17. . China dairy products found tainted with melamine BBC [Online], 2010. https://www.bbc.com/news/10565838 (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
18. Lawrence, F. Can the world quench China's bottomless thirst for milk? The Guardian [Online], 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/can-the-world-quench-chinas-bottomless-thirst-for-milk (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
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In 2007, there was a large-scale poisoning of babies from drinking tainted milk powder in China, which was covered up by government officials and dairy industry executives. This wasn't the first time melamine was used as an artificial protein in a food source, and, unfortunately, it also wasn't the last.
1. Branigan, T. Chinese figures show fivefold rise in babies sick from contaminated milk The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/02/china (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
2. Branigan, T. Three die in tainted baby milk scandal in China The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/18/china (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
3. Gossner, C. M.-E.; Schlundt, J.; Embarek, P. E.; Hird, S.; Lo-Fo-Wong, D.; Beltran, J. J. O.; Teoh, K. N.; Tritscher, A., The melamine incident: Implications for international food and feed safety. Environ. Health Perspect. 2009, 117 (12), 1803-1808.
4. . China's top food safety official resigns NBC News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140210003653/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26827110/#.Uvgfc-jP25c (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
5. Branigan, T. China executes two for tainted milk scandal The Gaurdian [Online], 2009. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/24/china-executes-milk-scandal-pair (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
6. Mooney, P. The Story Behind China's Tainted Milk Scandal U.S. News & World Report [Online], 2008. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2008/10/09/the-story-behind-chinas-tainted-milk-scandal (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
7. Branigan, T. Q&A: China's contaminated milk scandal The Gaurdian [Online], 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/23/china.milk.scandal (accessed 19 Apr 2022).
8. . Toxic milk toll rockets in China BBC News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080916072954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7616346.stm (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
9. . Timeline: China milk scandal BBC News [Online], 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7720404.stm (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
10. . Hong Kong tests more food from China after egg scare The New York Times [Online], 2008. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/world/asia/26iht-26hongkongeggs-fw.17249815.html (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
11. . China seizes 22 companies with contaminated baby milk powder China View [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021182912/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10046949.htm (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
12. Jia, H. Chinese melamine crisis prompts call for better tests Chemistry World [Online], 2008. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chinese-melamine-crisis-prompts-call-for-better-tests-/3000989.article (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
13. Owens, J., Food Forensics. In Forensic Chemistry, Woods, K., Ed. 2015.
14. . Hong Kong finds melamine in two Cadbury products Reuters [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007031156/https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSHKG30923320081006 (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
15. . Lipton milk tea powder recalled in Asia CBS News [Online], 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140214165843/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lipton-milk-tea-powder-recalled-in-asia/ (accessed 20 Apr 2022).
16. . Tainted milk scandal resurfaces in China BBC [Online], 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8478195.stm (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
17. . China dairy products found tainted with melamine BBC [Online], 2010. https://www.bbc.com/news/10565838 (accessed 25 Apr 2022).
18. Lawrence, F. Can the world quench China's bottomless thirst for milk? The Guardian [Online], 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/can-the-world-quench-chinas-bottomless-thirst-for-milk (accessed 25 Apr 2022).