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BEIJING: China is considering compensation for families whose babies were killed or sickened by melamine-tainted milk, state media said Thursday.
At least six children died in China after drinking milk laced with the industrial chemical melamine, normally used to make plastic, and a further 294,000 suffered kidney-related problems.
China's health ministry was collecting medical records and checking information to make preparations for compensation, the official Xinhua news agency quoted spokesman Mao Qun'an as saying. He gave no further details.
Families affected by the tainted dairy products have been asking for compensation since the scandal came to light in September.
The issue caused international concern and led to recalls of dairy products made in China and bans around the world, although no children outside China are known to have died from the tainted milk.
- AFP/yb
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