CHINA: Fourth baby dies as Beijing pledges dairy overhaul

By: Dominique Patton | 18 September 2008

A fourth baby has died and more than 6,000 infants are sick after consuming baby formula contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, it emerged today (18 September).

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A fourth baby has died and more than 6,000 infants are sick after consuming baby formula contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, it emerged today (18 September).

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