Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm
The parents of a 1-year-old boy who developed kidney stones after drinking infant formula tainted with an industrial chemical are suing the dairy at the heart of the scandal, state media reported, as tests implicated 15 more companies Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the first civil lawsuit filed in response to contaminated milk, yogurt and other dairy products with melamine, which causes kidney stones and can lead to kidney failure.
The parents of a 1-year-old boy who developed kidney stones after drinking infant formula tainted with an industrial chemical are suing the dairy at the heart of the scandal, state media reported, as tests implicated 15 more companies Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the first civil lawsuit filed in response to contaminated milk, yogurt and other dairy products with melamine, which causes kidney stones and can lead to kidney failure. Nearly 54,000 children have been sickened and four infants have died.
According to the lawsuit, the boy was fed baby formula made by Sanlu Group Co. from the time of his birth, said a report by Caijing, a leading Chinese business magazine.
The child’s parents filed a lawsuit seeking $22,000 in compensation from Sanlu for medical, travel and other expenses incurred after the child developed kidney stones, the magazine said.
Brief by The Associated Press
