After the deaths’ reports from contaminated milk, the scandal of tainted dairy products has spread like a wild fire in China as well as in other countries of the world.

In their inspection, the inspectors noticed that around 10% milk taken from three companies was contaminated with melamine. The milk powder killed four babies and sickened around 6,000 others in three provinces of China.

The manufacturers of this milk powder added a banned chemical melamine (use in making plastic) that makes milk appear higher in protein.
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After deaths of three babies from contaminated milk formula, Chinese officials have announced to launch a countrywide testing of all dairy products.

According to the officials, more than 6,100 babies got illness after taking milk contaminated with the chemical called melamine.

Different tests of these milk formulas showed that around 69 batches from 22 companies had banned substances in their milk formulas.
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INDIANAPOLIS – At Riley Hospital, caution lights will hover over the snoozing patients at the Children’s neonatal intensive care unit. This device will flash when the sound levels go beyond the normal level. As the decibels go up, the colors on the new monitoring system will automatically change from green to yellow to red, indicating the chatting parents or visitors to keep quiet so that the babies get adequate rest for their growth.

A sound level indicator of the Sonicu system hangs from the ceiling of the neonatal intensive care unit at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The unit measures noise and displays a visual representation of measured sound levels. As decibels rise, the colors change from green to yellow to red, hushing chatty parents or doctors so the babies get the rest they need to develop.
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“A noise which is little bit louder than the normal level can cause the hearts of sick or premature babies to beat slowly or quickly”, said Dr. William Engle at Riley hospital. Disturbing the babies’ sleep or vital signs can slow down their growth and healing because their bodies do most of the work while they sleep.

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