China executed two men yesterday in an apparent attempt to assuage public anger at the tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and damaged the country's reputation.
The pair were middlemen singled out by the government for the harshest punishment from last year's scandal, in which more than 300,000 infants fell ill.
The discovery of widespread melamine contamination in the milk supply shocked Chinese consumers and damaged the reputation of Chinese-made goods overseas. Countries seized or banned imports of Chinese dairy products, including processed goods made with milk powder, such as chocolate.
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