Poisoned Milk Kills 3 Kids in China

A suspect has been taken into custody
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 11, 2011 10:07 AM CDT
Poisoned Milk Kills 3 Kids in China
A baby suffering from kidney stones during a previous tainted milk scandal drinks milk at a hospital in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.   (AP Photo)

China is grappling with another tainted milk scandal that has killed three children, though this appears to be a case of intentional poisoning: Investigators discovered that nitrite, an industrial salt, was added to milk from two dairies last week, according to state media. A suspect has been taken into custody, though no additional details were offered. AP reports that the three victims were all under 2 years; one was just 36 days old. An additional 36 people, most of them children, were also sickened. Click for more on China's previous tainted milk scandals. (More China stories.)

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