One day later, Sanlu Group, which went bankrupt five months after the scandal broke, admitted that its milk farmers adulterated their dairy products with melamine in order to pass tests for protein content.

Meanwhile, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine conducted an inspection of 109 companies that were making infant formula, and 22 of them had made tainted powdered milk for infants, including Sanlu Group.

The companies altogether allocated 1.11 billion yuan in compensation funds. Of this figure, 910 million yuan is for initial compensation, and the other 200 million is used as a medical compensation fund.

The tainted milk scandal had a long-term impact on consumer trends.

About 49 percent of Chinese mothers said they thought high-priced powdered milk was of better quality, according to a recent survey conducted by an import formula producer.

The price of one brand of imported powdered milk was four times higher than that found on its official online store based abroad, according to a report by Guangzhou Daily.

The extra costs of the imported canned milk powder mainly comes from import duties and inspection fees, which account for 28 to 30 percent of its original price, said Wang Dingmian, chairman of the Guangzhou Dairy Association.

Questions:

1. How much was paid out for victims of tainted milk?

2. How many were killed in the scandal?

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