Almost 53,000 children sick in China milk scandal
The number of children made ill by tainted milk in China doubled to nearly 53,000 as the government vowed to crack down on those responsible for the scandal which has raised new questions about the safety of the country's food chain.
More than 80% of the 12,892 children taken to hospital in recent weeks were two or younger, the Health Ministry said. It said most consumed infant formula from one company, the Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group, the dairy at the centre of one of China's worst food safety scandals in years.
