First came a spate of stories about pet food laced with melamine (a coal derivative), cough medicine and toothpaste adulterated with diethylene glycol (a sweet-tasting industrial chemical used in anti-freeze and brake fluid), toy trains decorated with lead-based paints, bacteria-infected antibiotics, exploding cell phone batteries, and defective car tires.
首先是大量关于宠物食品被掺入密胺（一种煤的衍生物）、咳嗽药和牙膏里面含有二甘醇（一种味甜的工业化学品，用于防冻液和刹车油）、玩具火车表面涂有含铅漆、被细菌感染的抗生素、爆炸的手机电池以及有缺陷的汽车轮胎。