The head of China’s food safety watchdog resigned today over the contaminated baby formula scandal that has poisoned nearly 53,000 children.

China’s poisoned powdered milk scandal widened today after liquid milk from three of the country’s leading dairies was found to be contaminated.

China is facing new questions about the safety of its food products today amid the growing scandal of contaminated milk formula that has killed three babies and poisoned thousands.

China's health minister said today tainted milk formula had killed three babies and made 6,200 ill in a spreading scandal that prompted three additional companies - including the country's biggest dairy - to recall products.

Doctored baby milk has killed two children and poisoned hundreds more in China, it emerged today.

A Chinese milk company knew their product was contaminated with a dangerous chemical six weeks ago, but did nothing to remove it from shop shelves according to a major shareholder.

TAINTED milk formula has killed one baby and caused the development of kidney stones in dozens of others who may have drunk the same product, Chinese authorities said yesterday, in a grim reminder of a milk-powder scandal that killed 13 infants four years ago.