A second shipment of eggs from China to Hong Kong has been found to contain melamine, the potentially hazardous industrial chemical previously found in Chinese baby milk and other dairy products. Hong Kong health official said that the substance may have originated from the feed given to the chickens. Experts say that when ingested in large doses, melamine can cause kidney failure.IHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008) CNN: Melamine scandal spreads to Chinese eggs (October 28, 2008)
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2.9 parts per million, 2.5 parts being the normIHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
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4 children died from melamine contaminated baby milkIHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
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Dairy products traders allegedly added melamine to watered down milkIHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
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3,600 children are still being treated after consuming tainted baby milk as of October 28, 2008IHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
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Several Chinese egg producing companies are involvedIHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
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Melamine is used in plastic and fertilizer productionIHT: Second batch of Chinese... (October 29, 2008)
