More Bad News for China's Dairy Lovers

As more information surfaces in

Beyond mainland at least two young children in has also developed a melamine-induced kidney stones after drinking Chinese milk imports, though neither is in critical condition. /span>

As a precautionary measure, several countries in Asia and Africa have all banned milk imports from

At least 19 people have been arrested as a result of the melamine milk, and Li Changjiang, who headed up 

For many citizens, however, these actions are long-overdue, since there were reports of melamine milk as early as last spring.  Furthermore, in order to weed out the bad milk products, many innocent dairy farmers are also suffering tremendous losses, alongside the guilty.  Even though ten percent of milk products were contaminated, thousands of tons of milk from all producers have been poured out, resulting in huge financial setbacks.

At this point, we still don't know the extent of the damages, in terms of health and economic costs, but hopefully this event can be used as a catalyst for change and better quality standards throughout China.