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Events on Thursday 11 September 2008 1
2008Chinese milk scandalMelamine contamination sickens tens of thousands of infantsMelamine-adulterated infant formula produced by Chinese dairy company Sanlu was revealed in September 2008 to have sickened hundreds of thousands of children. The scandal triggered international recalls of Chinese dairy products and led to criminal prosecutions.