BEIJING (Reuters) - China has vowed to overhaul its "chaotic" dairy industry in the wake of a toxic milk scandal that has killed three infants and made thousands more ill, as worried parents flocked to hospitals to have their children examined.
The health scare erupted after Sanlu Group last week revealed its milk powder contained melamine, a compound banned in food, and a subsequent probe found a fifth of 109 Chinese dairy producers made adulterated products with the substance.
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