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2004, 09:53 GMT 10:53 UK China jails fake milk sellers By Louisa
Lim BBC, Beijing  Two Chinese men have been jailed for selling
fake milk powder in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui.  Li
Xindao, a shopkeeper, was sentenced to eight years in jail for
selling sub-standard formula, while a second man was given a
year-long sentence.  They were the first convictions for a
scandal that caused a national outcry.  The government says 12
babies died from starvation after drinking the formula. Local
press reports say as many as 50 babies died.  At least 47
people, including government officials, have been arrested in
connection with the scandal.  Investigators uncovered more than
100 factories making bogus formula, consisting mostly of starch
and water.  The milk had no nutritional value, so some of the
babies who drank it died of starvation.  The emerging picture is
of corrupt officials conniv