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The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants. The chemical was used to increase the nitrogen ...
Nestlé has been involved in a significant number of controversies and has been criticized a number of times for its business practices. [1] Since the 1970s, the criticism of Nestlé increased, about the company's reported use of. slavery, child labor, incidents of contaminated and infested food products,
14 October: China orders the withdrawal of all milk produced more than a month earlier. 15 October: Seventh kidney stone case diagnosed in Hong Kong. 16 October: Eighth kidney stone case diagnosed in Hong Kong; Italy seizes smuggled Chinese milk; Malaysia discovers impure ammonium bicarbonate responsible for biscuit contamination. Raccoon dogs.
Results published up to 27 September 2008 by the National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Republic of Indonesia (NADFC) Manufacturer. Product. Prod weight. Melamine. content (mg/kg) Yantai New Era Health Industry Co., Ltd. Guozhen Pine Pollen Calcium Milk. 20g.
A boycott was launched in the United States on July 4, 1977, against the Swiss-based multinational food and drink processing corporation Nestlé.The boycott expanded into Europe in the early 1980s and was prompted by concerns about Nestlé's aggressive marketing of infant formulas (i.e., substitutes for breast milk), particularly in underdeveloped countries.
2008 – Baby milk scandal, in China. 300,000 babies affected, 51,900 hospitalisations and 6 infant deaths. Lost revenue compensation~$30M, bankruptcy, trade restrictions imposed by 68 countries, 60 or more arrests, executions, prison sentences, and loss of consumer confidence.
Counterfeit baby formula. In April, at least 13 babies in Fuyang, Anhui, and 50–60 more in rural areas of Anhui died of malnourishment from ingesting fake powdered milk. In addition, 100–200 other babies in the province suffered malnutrition but survived. Local officials in Fuyang arrested 47 people who were responsible for making and ...
Sanlu Group. Sanlu Group CO., Ltd. (SJZSGCZ) was a Chinese dairy products company based in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei. [1] It produced one of the oldest and most popular brands of infant formula in China. [2] New Zealand 's Fonterra owned 43% of Sanlu. [citation needed]