Health Minister Chen Zhu speaks during a press conference in Beijing, September 17, 2008. Zhu told the media Wednesday that three babies have died after drinking melamine-contaminated milk. [CFP]

Yang Chongyong, Vice Governor of North China's Hebei Province, answers questions from reporters about melamine-contaminated milk after a press conference held by the State Council Information office of China in Beijing, September 17, 2008. [CFP]