Poisoned Chinese milk company declared bankrupt

A Chinese court declared bankrupt the company at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk that was blamed for killing six children and making nearly 300,000 more ill.

New Zealand’s Fronterra Group, part owner in the Chinese venture, said last night that a court in Shijiazhuang, in China’s Hebei province, issued a bankruptcy order against Sanlu Group in response to a petition from a creditor.