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BEIJING - China's health minister says a third death of a baby has been reported in the country's spreading scandal over tainted milk formula.
Chen Zhu told a news conference that the baby died in eastern Zhejiang province. The two earlier deaths had been reported in Gansu province. More than 1,200 other babies have been sickened after being feed the milk powder tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.
- AP
