s quality control watchdog agency, Li Changjiang, said 5,000 inspectors would be sent out nationwide to monitor companies after government testing showed that 20 per cent of the companies producing milk
powder had dairy products with melamine.The
chemical additive was at the centre of a pet food scandal in the United States in 2007. An estimated 1,500 dogs and cats died after ingesting a pet food ingredient manufactured in China that was laced with melamine.