Tainted Milk Powder Scandal - China executes two
BBC has reported that more than 300,000 infants were made ill from milk powder contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical used to make plastics and fertiliser. China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying.
Nineteen other people were sentenced to prison terms.
Geng Jinping, who managed a milk production centre, was convicted of supplying milk containing melamine to the now-bankrupt Sanlu Group and other dairies. The two men were sentenced in January in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei, where Sanlu was based. Their appeals were rejected by the Hebei Provincial Higher People's Court in March.
It is reported that the executions were carried out on Tuesday, but it is not known where.
Melamine is used in the making of plastics and fertilisers. When added to food products it indicates a higher apparent protein content but can cause kidney stones and kidney failure.
Maybe this kind of quick and ruthless justice is the reason for China's economic success.