Probe into milk powder causing infant girls to develop breasts under way
August 13th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): A panel of nine experts has been assembled by the Ministry of Health to probe claims that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused infant girls ... Read more...
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China launches probe into milk powder controversy
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) China Thursday launched a probe into claims that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused infant girls to grow breasts.
The health ministry said a panel of nine ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into milk powder causing breast growth in Chinese infants
August 10th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): China's Health Ministry has ordered probe into claims that the milk powder manufactured by a Chinese company is causing infant girls to grow breasts.According to English.news.cn, Ministry ... Read more...
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Chinese blame milk powder as baby girls develop breasts
August 9th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Three baby girls fed on the same batch of infant formula have begun to develop breasts in China's Hubei province, reports said.
The concerned parents took their daughters ... Read more...
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Food chain blamed for abnormal sexual development in Chinese babies
August 9th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): When three female infants in China were born with an abnormal sexual development, their parents blamed the manufacturer of the milk powder they had been using, but ... Read more...
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Women unaware of breastfeeding norms in China
August 8th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Most of women in China are not aware of the breastfeeding norms, a survey has revealed.
Only 20 percent of respondents understood what exclusive breastfeeding means while more than ... Read more...
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Milk worth millions drained out by Shiv Sena activists
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Satara (Maharashtra), July 23 (ANI): The right-wing Shiv Sena activists drained out thousands of litres of milk in Maharashtra's Satara city on Friday as a mark of protest against the State Government's ... Read more...
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China Destroying Tainted Milk Powder
July 12th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Reports about the ‘harmful’ milk that’s being circulated in China has been flowing in. The China state news organization, Xinhua said that quality ... Read more...
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Chinese Milk Found Tainted With Melamine
July 12th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Authorities in China have found contaminated milk in as many as three provinces and also reported the second death related to the contamination. The milk has ... Read more...
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Melamine tainted milk resurfaces in China
July 9th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) Authorities have seized 64 tonnes of raw material contaminated with toxic melamine in a dairy plant in northwest China.
Tests of samples of the milk powder showed ... Read more...
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Police seize 64 tons of melamine tainted milk from northwest China plant
July 9th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Food safety authorities in northwest China'a Qinghai Province have seized 64 tons of raw dairy materials contaminated with the toxic chemical, melamine, from a dairy plant.Police traced ... Read more...
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China bans meat, milk import from Japan
June 4th, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 4 (IANS) China has banned meat and milk products from Japan and travellers have been advised not to bring such items into the country, following a ban due to the ... Read more...
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Chinese orphans to get 600 yuan as allowance
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 3 (IANS) Orphans and convicts' children in China will now receive at least 600 yuan ($88) each month as allowance till they turn 18 under a government scheme to ensure ... Read more...
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Chinese civil rights lawyers banned from practicing
May 8th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 8 (DPA) China revoked the right-to-practice licenses of two civil rights lawyers, sparking condemnation from civil society organisations Saturday.
A notice posted on the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice website late ... Read more...
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West Bengal storm toll is 43, victims protest
April 15th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The death toll from a violent storm that ravaged parts of West Bengal rose to 43 Thursday, and officials said more than 200 people remained in hospitals after ... Read more...
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J-K police bust militant hideouts in Srinagar
April 8th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr 8 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday busted a militant hideout in Khag area of the state's Budgam district and recovered a major haul of arms and ammunition. ... Read more...
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‘Milk drops’ under the tongue can treat milk allergies
March 1st, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Is your child allergic to milk? Here's a simple but effective way to cure it. Just put a few drops of milk protein under the tongue and it ... Read more...
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Kerala to get milk from Maharashtra to meet shortages
February 11th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 11 (IANS) Kerala will get 20,000 tonnes of milk and 600 tonnes of milk powder from Maharashtra everyday to tide over the shortage of dairy products in the state, ... Read more...
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China recalls over 170 tons of contaminated milk powder in latest crackdown
February 8th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.8 (ANI): Chinese health monitoring authorities have recalled over 170 tons of milk powder during a ten -day nationwide crackdown on melamine-tainted dairy products.According to the China Daily, two dairy companies ... Read more...
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India, New Zealand begin talks for free trade agreement
February 1st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Amandeep Kaur
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 1 (IANS) India and New Zealand have begun negotiations for a free trade agreement, a minister said here Monday.New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said the ... Read more...
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China bans more milk products tainted with melamine
January 25th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) Milk products of three dairies were banned from Chinese markets after health officials found them contaminated with melamine, a chemical which caused the deaths of six children and ... Read more...
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China executes 2 people for milk contamination
November 27th, 2009 - 12:50 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Nov 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a bizarre turn of justice, China has executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman on Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby ... Read more...
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Two executed in China for contaminating milk
November 24th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (Xinhua) Two people were executed in China Tuesday for their involvement in a contaminated milk scandal that killed at least six infants dead and more than 300,000 ill.
Zhang ... Read more...
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Flood cripples normal life in eleven Bihar districts
August 30th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Aug 30 (ANI): Over 15 lakh people continue to reel under the deluge in Bihar's 11 districts, as all rivers in the state are continue to be spate.According to the Central ... Read more...
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Spurious milk meant for Delhi seized in Haryana
May 29th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon/Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Thousands of litres of spurious milk, including milk meant to be supplied under the Delhi Milk Scheme to residents of the national capital, have been seized following raids ... Read more...
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Spot the difference! Spurious products flood Agra
May 21st, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, May 21 (IANS) Did the bottled water at the railway station here taste a bit different? Did the ice cream leave a bitter taste? Welcome to the city of ... Read more...
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Kids who consume melamine ‘more likely to develop kidney stones’
April 27th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Two new studies have shown that kids with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at a higher risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications. ... Read more...
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Illegal immigrant caught after 28 years in Hong Kong
March 6th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, March 6 (DPA) Hong Kong officials are considering whether to send home an illegal immigrant who lived undetected in the wealthy former British colony for 28 years, a news report ... Read more...
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China passes new food safety law
February 28th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 28 (Xinhua) China's top legislature Saturday approved a new food safety law, promising stern action against makers of tainted food products in the wake of scandals that have fuelled demands ... Read more...
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Chinese toys continue to sell in Kashmir despite health warnings
February 21st, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez Butt
Srinagar, Feb 21 (ANI): A month after the Indian Government banned the import of Chinese toys, the Kashmir Valley still seems to have a fancy for low cost battery ... Read more...
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Mukherjee unveils model of cyclone core shelters in Dhaka
February 9th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb.9 (ANI): Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday unveiled a model of a core shelter that is to be used for survivors in villages in Bangladesh that ... Read more...
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Bailouts can hit developing countries, WTO chief warns
January 28th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said multi-billion dollar financial packages aimed at bailing out failing banks and industries in rich countries may end up ... Read more...
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Two get death sentence in China milk scandal (Lead)
January 22nd, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shijiazhuang (China), Jan 22 (Xinhua) Two men were sentenced to death Thursday by a local court in connection with the China tainted milk scandal in which about 296,000 infants suffered kidney stones ... Read more...
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China’s tainted milk companies to compensate victims
December 27th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 27 (Xinhua) Victims of contaminated milk in China would get compensation from the dairy firms involved in the scandal, China's Dairy Industry Association announced here Saturday."The enterprises offered to shoulder ... Read more...
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China confirms six infant deaths in tainted milk scandal
December 2nd, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 2 (Xinhua) Chinese authorities have confirmed death of six infants from consuming melamine-tainted milk powder, after the scandal that broke out four months ago hit some 300,000 infants.Four of the ... Read more...
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