The LA Times reports that dozens of children in China have become ill, and at least one died from kidney related problems after consuming formula by Sanlu tainted with melamine, the same substance that sickened or killed thousands of dogs and cats in 2007 in the US:

The warning was aimed at Chinese American communities across the United States, including Southern California, home to one of the largest ethnic Chinese populations in the nation.

Importing Chinese-manufactured baby formula into the U.S. is illegal, but federal officials say they know of at least one case in which a Chinese brand was found in a New York store in 2004.

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