The official Xinhua News Agency reports one of the suspects admitting to adding the chemical, melamine, to eliminate a strange smell in milk from his cows, and increase protein levels.

• 新华社报导说，两名疑犯中有一人已经承认向牛奶中添加叁聚氰胺，来消除他的奶牛产出的牛奶中的异味，同时增加牛奶的蛋白含量。