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Meat byproducts and other pet food additives suffer from a lack of oversight and has led to contamination, reports Dr. Debbye Turner Bell. She offers tips that can help you choose a better product.

A growing number of countries have banned many Chinese-made foods in a bid to combat the spread of tainted milk products that has caused the deaths of a number of children and left thousands suffering from kideny stones. But not all countires have been vigilant in calmping down on Chinese milk imports. Al Jazeera's Nicholas Haque reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, where tainted milk powder can still be purchased from convenience stores despite the efforts of authorities.

At least a dozen countries have banned Chinese milk products and British superstore Tesco has pulled some Chinese candy from its shelves as the melamine milk scandal spreads. Celia Hatton reports.

Nearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by milk powder contaminated with melamine.

The number of children sickened by dairy products in China has now grown to nearly 53,000. The milk scare is also blamed for four deaths.

Four Chinese babies have died and more than six thousand have fallen ill from dairy products that tested positive for the toxic chemical, Melamine. Singapore and Malaysia have joined Taiwan in a ban of all Chinese milk products. Health notices have now appeared in Bangladesh, warning people against milk products from two Chinese companies. Nicholas Haque reports from Dhaka

What caused the Chinas Sanlu Group to produce infant formula to contain tripolycyanmide, also known as melamine? How long have they known about it, and how is the situation being handled? Find out on this episode of China Focus.