ZHANG: An update on the Chinese milk powder crisis to tell you about. Crowds of Chinese parents are flocking to a Beijing hospital today, bringing their infants for free health check-ups. Here's more on this developing story. STORY: Nearly 10 percent of milk samples from the three top Chinese dairies contain melamine. The illegal chemical has killed four children and left thousands more ill in hospital. The tainted milk powder has been isolated to product from the Sanlu Group, which is the nation's biggest maker of the product. So far 6244 children have become ill. Four have passed away and 158 are suffering acute kidney failure. According to Chinese Communist Party websites 86 babies are now ill in the northwest Xinjiang region as well. All this has parents extremely worried. [Jin Yantoa, Son Fallen Ill]: "If he isn't OK, they say that the treatment will be free. When he's thoroughly checked we can leave." Adding melamine to milk can trick quality tests, making the protein count appear higher than its actual level. A nationwide check carried out this week found that melamine contamination in dairy products is far wider than one brand of baby milk. Shanxi Province mother Li Ligna, took her child to a local hospital for tests. She was advised to bring her child to Beijing for further tests after doctors suspected he's suffering from an illness related to tainted milk powder. [Li Ligna, Son Fallen Ill]: "Yes I am (worried). Because I've heard when they are ill it is really ...
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