date:Aug 05, 2013
u, in which it had held a large stake, was found to have added melamine - often used in plastics - to bulk up formulas in 2008.
More than six children died in the industry-wide scandal and hundreds became ill. Foreign-branded infant formula has since become a prized commodity in China.
The latest scare coincided with global dairy prices hovering near record highs as supply struggles to keep up with growing demand from emerging countries. A ban on New Zealand products was seen pushing overall p