Factory rejects poisoning blame

The factory blamed for the lead poisoning of more than 300 children is refusing to take responsibility for the incident in Shaanxi province.

The children, who all live near the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Factory in Changqing industrial park in Fengxiang county, were found to have excessive lead content in their blood last week.

But factory officials said the local government's slow relocation of those villagers caused their ill health.