The tainted-milk scandal in China has gone far to damage the positive image so carefully cultivated by China's leaders at the Beijing Olympics. And it is a powerful reminder of how poorly capitalism, as well as socialism, blends with repressive one-party rule. The facts are horrifying.

By JOHN FAUBER Wisconsin consumers were being warned Tuesday to throw out White Rabbit candy, a Chinese product that may contain the dangerous chemical melamine and that has been found in three cities in the state.

By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING -- Lawyers advising the families of children sickened in China's tainted milk scandal said Tuesday they are facing growing official pressure to withdraw from the cases.

Eating a tiny bit of a melamine, the chemical responsible for a global food safety scare, is not harmful -- except when it's in baby formula, U.S. food safety officials said yesterday.

By Gillian Wong and Henry Sanderson Associated Press BEIJING -- China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.