(SomaliNet) Chinese authorities said on Wednesday that a third child has died and 6,244 infants have fallen sick from ingesting toxic milk.
China's Health Minister Chen Zhu told a televised news conference that the number of infants diagnosed with "acute kidney failure" had risen to 158.
According to sources, the Chinese government has sacked four officials in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province where dairy company Sanlu Group is based. The sackings included the vice mayor in charge of agriculture, Zhang Fawang, and the director of the city's food and drug watchdog, Zhang Yi, as well as chief officials for animal husbandry and quality inspection. Chairwoman and general manager of Sanlu, Tian Wenhua, was also dismissed. |