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Oct 1 2008, Grace

China has found the toxic industrial chemical melamine in 31 milk powder products. This represents 11.7 percent of a total of 265 products covered by the investigation, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine,...

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Map shows hot spots in Southeast Asia where groundwater contamination is reported; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm