LANZHOU: The parents of the first child to die after drinking chemically-tainted milk food produced by Sanlu Group Co have been paid by the dairy firm.

Yi Yongsheng and Jiao Hongfang, villagers in Gangu county of Gansu province, said on Friday that they received 200,000 yuan ($29,000) from the company on Wednesday.

Their 5-month-old son died on May 1, 2008 after suffering from kidney failure caused by the contaminated milk. He was believed to be the first child to die after drinking formula containing the industrial chemical, melamine.