Not immune to potential scandal,
urged to step-up testing, certification industry suppliers and manufacturers
On September 12, 2008, just weeks after the closing of the Beijing Olympics, the largest Chinese food safety scandal broke, leading to global ramifications well beyond the latest problem's dairy origins. The melamine contamination of Chinese-made infant formula — which killed four babies, sickened more than 50,000 others, and involved 22 Chinese and 10 global manufacturers — has led to increased scrutiny of the entire international food and ingredient supply chain.
The following examines the chronology of the latest melamine contamination; how companies and the U.S. and Chinese...
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