Rainforests turned into smoldering ruins  Already 85 percent of Sumatra's forests are gone, transformed into a lifeless plain, soon to be replanted with monocultures Fishermen brace for giant jellyfish  Giant jellyfish descend on the Sea of Japan, causing devastation to coastal villages and leaving a trail of destruction and human misery beh... Farmers struggling under severe drought  More than 3.5 million people and 1.7 million livestock are facing water shortages Death penalty over contaminated milk  One man has been given the death penalty and another a life sentence for their involvement in contaminated milk scandal Milk scandal executives on trial   4 Sanlu Group executives have gone on trial over a contamination scandal that left at least six children dead and hundreds of thousands ill China dairies to compensate victims  Victims of tainted baby formula are expected to be compensated by 22 Chinese dairy producers that made the milk Melamine in Cadbury products  Hong Kong authorities announced that 2 recalled candy products made by British confectioner Cadbury had high levels of melamine Melamine found in 18 more food products  Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the industrial chemical in 18 food products imported from China and 3 other countries Giant recalls melamine tainted tea  Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical in the product Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal  A Japanese food corporation has recalled 5 products after determining they contained the chemical melamine China stops tainted sweet sales  Guanshengyuan has stopped domestic sales of one of its best-known brands after it was found to contain the industrial chemical melamine Tests find liquid milk tainted  Milk samples from 3 dairies have tested positive for a chemical that has already killed 4 babies and sickened thousands more 3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula

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	Dec.6	Sumatra
	Jul.19	Japan
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	Oct.5	Hong Kong
	Oct.3	Vietnam
	Sep.30	Hong Kong
	Sep.26	Japan
	Sep.25	China
	Sep.18	China
	Sep.17	China

Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group  1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses including malnutrition, kidney stones and acute renal failure

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