Worried Parents in China Wait for Answers on Tainted Formula

BEIJING — Harried nurses at Children’s Hospital on the east side of Beijing spent Wednesday behind a small desk, registering infants in a rapidly filling logbook.One father, Zhang Gaofeng, 35, had waited more than a day at the hospital with his wife, Wang Hui, and their 22-month-old daughter, Yue. The couple had fed Yue the Sanlu brand of baby formula now at the center of a nationwide food safety scandal that has left three infants dead and sickened more than 6,000 babies.“They are trying to make a profit off the people who are not rich enough to afford the imported brands. In the hospital parking lot with other families. “Poor people can only afford the low-end products like this one.” He said the Sanlu product had cost about $3.20 for two days’ worth of formula, compared with about $5 for the top brands.