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BEIJING — Two Chinese went on trial today, accused of making and selling the chemical at the center of a tainted-milk scandal blamed for killing six children and sickening nearly 300,000 others. Police say Zhang Yujun and Zhang Yanzhang illegally manufactured and sold a “protein powder” composed mainly of melamine and malt dextrin, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The powder was added to raw milk to make it appear high in protein.
An official at the publicity office of Hebei supreme court confirmed that the trial started today at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court. He refused to give his name or other details.
