China seeks public trust amid milk scandal
September 20th, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Diseases
A grandmother feeds her eight-month-old grandson while waiting to have him checked for kidney stones at the People's Hospital in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. China has reported four deaths tied to tainted baby formula, at least three of them infants, while the number of sickened babies has risen to 6,244. (AP Photo)
(AP) -- China's leaders scrambled Saturday to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response.
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