China Milk Scandal

According to the news, the incident of China’s Milk Scandal has affected thousand and thousand of infants and toddlers in China, Hong Kong and Macau. Four deaths have been blamed on the toxic milk powder, which causes kidney stones and agonizing complications. More and more infants and toddlers have been hospitalized after the incident was disclosed.

I was understood that one of the milk suppliers of Sanlu, the China’s biggest maker of infant milk powder, has added nitrogen-rich melamine to watered-down milk to fool quality checks, which often use nitrogen levels to measure the amount of protein in milk. This nitrogen-rich melamine has caused kidney stones and agonizing complications to the infants and toddlers after drinking the milk.

Besides, some of the dairy products manufactured in China are also contaminated with melamine. Countries like Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan have banned or recalled Chinese dairy products.

This incident has reminded us the importance of breastfeeding. This will rule out the possibility of letting our babies to drink contaminated milk. Additionally, there are other benefits of breastfeeding your baby.