Milk disaster in China

Experts have found melamine , a nitrogen rich chemical that is usually used in plastics and fertilizers in milk . Melamine is supposed to boost the protein content of milk products that has been diluted . Four babies have died and nearly 13,000 are in hospital after drinking this milk. The Chinese government agency in charge of product quality supervision on Friday issued detailed findings from a comprehensive national check, showing 24 of the 295 batches it tested from the three dairy brands were contaminated.they do this by deliberately watering down the milk to cut costs, then adding in the melamine to boost the protein content and make the product look normal.Because of this Starbucks has stopped serving drinks with milk. not only milk are tested to contain melamine , but all dairy products like yogurts and ice cream as well. This crisis has not only affected teh local markets , but imports of any dairly products from china has been banned by certain countries liek Singapore. Singapore removed Yili brand iced yoghurt and Dutch Lady strawberry flavoured milk from shelves after testing found the chemical in some samples.