China’s New Ad Ban?
China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding.
Heinz Recalls Four Batches of Infant Food in China
Heinz took action after food safety regulators in eastern Zhejiang province said they had found "excessive amounts of lead" in the company's AD Calcium Hi-Protein Cereal.
Xi Jinping Gets Mocked Going After New Zealand on Food Safety
While China’s new leader has won praise at home for his aggressiveness in pushing China’s interests abroad, this is one situation in which his boldness was bound to backfire. As bad as the Fonterra scandal appeared, China’s own dairy...
China’s State TV Says Danone Bribed Hospitals to Push Baby Milk
China Central Television cited an unidentified former Dumex sales manager as saying the company had paid medical staff at a city hospital in Tianjin to promote its products, allegations that the French food group said it would investigate...
Chinese Search for Infant Formula Goes Global
Chinese are buying up infant milk powder everywhere they can get it, outside of China. And that has led to shortages in at least a half-dozen countries, from the Netherlands to New Zealand.
Environment
03.18.13
Baby Milk Restrictions Cause Outrage in Mainland China
from chinadialogueThe Hong Kong government’s recent listing of baby formula as a “reserved commodity” and a 1.8kg per person per day export limit has sparked widespread criticism—as well as becoming a hot topic at China’s annual session of parliament [the Lianghui...