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China dairy producers to compensate melamine milk victims

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The Chinese Dairy Industry Association announced Saturday that 22 companies will provide financial compensation to families whose infants were harmed by melamine-contaminated milk. Families will receive a one-time payment of an unspecified amount, and may recover further for any future related medical expenses. In a statement quoted by the state-run Xinhua news agency, the association said: "The enterprises offered to shoulder the compensation liability. By doing so, they hope to earn understanding and forgiveness of the families of the sickened children." News of melamine-contaminated milk first broke in September, leading to massive recalls and bankrupting the government-owned Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co., whose general manager and board chairwoman is scheduled to face trial next Wednesday. The contaminated milk has left six dead and 294,000 ill, according to the Ministry of Health. Six criminal trials related to the scandal began Friday.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on December 27, 2008 (boomark / email).