On September 12, news of a scandal broke in China-milk powder manufactured by the Sanlu Group of Hebei had been found to be contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine. Sanlu's tainted dairy products had also been exported to 25 nations, including Taiwan.
9 月 12 日，中國大陸爆發了河北省三鹿公司製造的奶粉含化工原料「三聚氰胺」醜聞，包括我國在內，至少 25 國因進口該公司的奶製品而受害。