The situation erupted last year when it came to light that infant formula had been diluted and deliberately tainted with melamine, a toxic industrial chemical, to cut costs and mislead regulators tasked with measuring protein levels in milk, according to.

The tainted milk was linked to the deaths of at least six babies and the sickness of hundreds of thousands of others, reports. Even before the new president had taken his oath of office. Food and Drug Administration concluded that not even a trace of melamine in infant formula could be considered a safe amount, reported, and Kriste Kotz explained that our country's baby formula concerns are not as bad as China's. The new president's website, , launched at 12:01 p.m. Autism tops Barack Obama's medical to-do list, Happy Shute reports.

Death Penalty for Players in China Milk Scandal and Other Health News A Chinese court served two players in that country's tainted milk scandal with death sentences today for their roles in the debacle, and a third person, the highest-ranking official involved, got a life sentence.