While much of the world is focused on the financial state of the world, another problem spreading globally is the contamination of Chinese milk with melamine. You might think: that does not affect me because I only drink locally produced milk. While this is true, much of the world eats processed food, such as Cadbury chocolate, and these and other foods do move around the world.
While the people of China are suffering the brunt of this, it is something to keep an eye on. The NYTimes.com has a number of stories on it, and you can access them easily here: china milk scandal – NYTimes.com Search
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