The price of imported infant formula milk continues to surge, putting pressure on families.
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In the past two weeks, the price of a 900 gram container of ABT Formula I milk powder in Beijing has risen to 261 yuan (US$40) from 236 yuan.
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?    "I hate price hikes. It means my husband and I have to spend another 200 yuan (US$31) a month on infant milk for my daughter," said Li Yan, who has a child aged six months. "But there's no other way out, I dare not to buy Made-in-China products and risk her life as I only have one kid."
?    In 2008, six infants died and 860 babies were hospitalized with kidney stones and other renal damage after ingesting milk and infant formulas that contained the toxic chemical melamine.
?    In a separate incident in 2004, a batch of watered-down milk resulted in the deaths of 13 infants from malnutrition.
?    In July 2010, the authorities reported the seizure of dairy products contaminated with melamine.
?    Data from China's General Administration of Customs show that the country imported 268,500 tons of milk powder in the first five months of the year, an increase of 49 percent year-on-year. Full-year imports may reach 500,000 tons.

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