Editing Infant formula (section)

====Melamine contamination====
{{Main|2008 Chinese milk scandal}}
In 2008, a case of melamine poisoning of infant formula was discovered in [[China]], where milk was deliberately adulterated with the chemical, leading to the death of six babies, and illnesses in more than 300,000 infants, including cases of [[acute kidney failure]]. Large quantities of melamine were added to watered-down milk to give it the appearance of having adequate protein levels. Some of those responsible for the poisoning were sentenced to death.<ref name="theglobeandmail.com"/>

In November 2008, traces of [[melamine]] were reported to have been found by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] in infant formula sold in the United States made by the three main American firms<ref name="AP">{{cite web | url = http://www.ap.org/FOI/foi_112608b.htm | title= FDA Finds Traces Of Melamine In US Infant Formula | website= [[Associated Press]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711215534/http://ap.org/FOI/foi_112608b.htm | archive-date = July 11, 2011 }}, posted by [[Associated Press]], November 26, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27914218 Calls for national infant formula recall spread: Worried parents look for guidance after traces of melamine found], posted by NBC News, November 26, 2008.</ref> — [[Abbott Laboratories]], [[Nestlé]] and [[Mead Johnson]] — responsible for 90–99% of the infant formula market in that country.<ref name="whopays"/><ref name="AP"/> The levels were much less than those reported in China, where levels of melamine contamination had reached as much as 2,500 parts per million, about 10,000 times higher than the recorded US levels. The [[safety data sheet]] for melamine ([[CAS registry number]] 108-78-1; C3-H6-N6) recorded the acute oral toxicity ([[median lethal dose]]) at 3161&nbsp;mg/kg for a rat.

[[Health Canada]] conducted a separate test and also detected traces of melamine in infant formula available in Canada. The melamine levels were well below Health Canada's safety limits,<ref>Health Canada. [http://hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/melamine/qa-melamine-qr-eng.php Questions and Answers – Melamine.] Retrieved August 9, 2011.</ref> although concerns remain about the safety of manufactured food for infants and monitoring of potentially dangerous substances.<ref name="theglobeandmail.com">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/chinese-news-media-step-up-efforts-in-fight-for-food-safety/article2026156/ Chinese news media step up efforts in fight for food safety] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013145209/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/chinese-news-media-step-up-efforts-in-fight-for-food-safety/article2026156/ |date=October 13, 2016 }}, ''The Globe and Mail'', posted May 18, 2011.</ref>