New Zealand dairy group Fonterra on Wednesday said it clearly told its Chinese partner that no amount of melamine was acceptable in its milk products.

A Chinese court on Thursday gave the death penalty to a man involved in making tainted milk that killed six babies and sickened about 300&000 others.

Lawyers for more than 200 families said on Monday they were turning to China’s highest court for higher compensation for their affected children.

China’s health ministry says six babies may have died from consuming poisoned milk – this is up from a previous confirmed death toll of three.