Morinaga_milk_arsenic_poisoning
Morinaga Milk arsenic poisoning incident
1955 food safety incident in Japan
The Morinaga Milk arsenic poisoning incident occurred in 1955 in Japan and is believed to have resulted in the deaths of over 100 infants.[1] The incident occurred when arsenic was inadvertently added to dried milk via the use of an industrial grade monosodium phosphate additive.[2] This incident also led to negative health effects for thousands of other infants and individuals, which has had lingering health effects.[2][3]
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