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| Sep.2 |
 Southern China |
Plants shut for lead poisoning  Map of Hunan China| About 1,354 children in the province test positive for abnormal levels of lead. 8 factories shuttered; won't reopen until meet standards | |
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| Aug.14 |
Western China |
Lead poisons at least 615 children Map of Shaanxi China| Abnormal lead levels have been detected in children living near a smelting plant in northwest China. 166 were hospitalized | |
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| Feb.6 |
 Nigeria |
Poison in teething drug kills 84 children At least 84 children have died after ingesting My Pikin, teething medicine that contained a solvent typically found in antifreeze
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| Jan.26 |
 North Mexico |
Cold has led to 31 deaths since October At least 31 Mexicans have died from causes relating to cold weather since October, most of them from carbon monoxide poisoning
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
China dairies to compensate victims| Victims of tainted baby formula are expected to be compensated by 22 Chinese dairy producers that made the milk | |
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| Dec.25 |
China |
Scandal-tainted Sanlu files for bankruptcy Map of Shijiazhuang China Sanlu Group, the company at the center of China's tainted infant formula scandal, has filed for bankruptcy
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| Dec.2 |
China |
11 pupils killed by carbon monoxide Map of Shaanxi China 11 schoolgirls in northwest province died from carbon monoxide poisoning after they used a school-provided charcoal heater to warm the dorm room
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| May.19 |
 Southern India |
Tainted booze kills 59 people Map of Karnataka India Bootleggers began selling the deadly brew after police shut authorized liquor shops in the Karnataka state because of voting
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| Nov.22 |
 Angola |
400 hit by bromide poisoning World Health Organization: Nearly 400 people, mostly children, have fallen ill in Angola with elevated levels of bromide in their systems
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| Jul.17 |
 Western Ukraine |
Poison threat from train  Map of Lviv Ukraine| Several villages are at risk from a giant cloud that formed after a train carrying a toxic chemical caught fire and derailed | |
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| Jun.14 |
 Russia |
'Aftershave drink' kills Russians Russian men are risking death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents
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| Jun.26 |
 Kenya |
Alcohol poisoning kills 41 41 people killed after drinking an illegal brew laced with the homemade brew containing methanol
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| Mar.9 |
 Philippines |
Food poisoning kills 29 children Elementary school children have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor
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| Sep.14 |
China |
Food poisoning kills 40| 400 people have fallen ill after eating sesame cakes, fried dough sticks and rice balls | |
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| Jan.16 |
 Italy |
Mad-cow scare hits McD's Cow suspected of being infected was found at McDonald's Italian meat supplier
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| Nov.21 |
Kenya |
Tanker truck carrying lethal chemical Truck suspected of transporting a chemical added to liquor that has killed 134
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| Nov.17 |
Kenya |
Death toll from fatal brew about 100 400 people are hospitalized, some suffering from blindness
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| Nov.16 |
Kenya |
Death toll from illegal brew is 51 174 people were in the hospital
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