HONG KONG, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A three-and-a-half-year-old girl living in
Hong Kong who has been drinking Yili milk daily for the past 15 months has
developed a kidney stone, the Center for Health Protection of Hong Kong reports
on Sunday.
The Hospital Authority contacted the Center after her parents took her to
clinic for a medical checkup on Friday. The girl had had two to three six-ounce
cups of the brand high-calcium, low-fat milk daily.
After the Yili brand product had been contaminated with melamine, a
chemical that can cause kidney stones leading to kidney failure among young
children, the girl's parents were concerned and took her to Tseung Kwan O Clinic
for a checkup.
Medics at the clinic found the stone in her left kidney and made
arrangements for her to receive treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital on
Saturday. She was treated there and discharged.
The Center has sent letters to all medical practitioners reminding them to
report cases of renal disease among children if they are suspected to be related
to the consumption of melamine adulterated milk products.
The Center reminds people not to drink milk nor consume milk products that
were found to contain melamine.