Environment
10.09.14Locals Attack Factory After Children Poisoned with Lead
from chinadialogue
Villagers from the township of Gangkou in Jiangxi province, southeast China, have smashed up a new lead recycling plant which was due to begin operating.Unconvinced by reassurances from the owners and local government that there would be no...
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08.19.14Heinz Recalls Four Batches of Infant Food in China
Reuters
Heinz took action after food safety regulators in eastern Zhejiang province said they had found "excessive amounts of lead" in the company's AD Calcium Hi-Protein Cereal.
Reports
06.01.11
“My Children Have Been Poisoned”: A Public Health Crisis in Four Chinese Provinces
Human Rights Watch
Over the past decade, numerous mass lead poisoning incidents have been reported across China. In response, Environmental Protection Ministry officials have become more outspoken, directing local officials to increase supervision of factories and...