Thousands of Chinese children remain ill after milk scandal

More than 10,000 children remain in hospital after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, officials said, as the government released its first rules on allowable levels of the chemical blamed for the ailments.

Eight of the 10,666 children were in serious condition after drinking milk powder contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, which can lead to kidney stones and life-threatening kidney failure, the Health Ministry said in a statement.