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Infant milk formula will be heavily regulated to restore public confidence
Time：2015-06-01 14:43:25
According to the newly revamped Food Safety Law which will go into effect on Oct 1.2015, producers will be required to register powdered baby milk formula with the food and drug regulator. Earlier provisions stipulated that firms only needed to ensure their formulas were on record.
There are more than 1,900 varieties of baby formula available in China. Each company has around 20 varieties. In other countries, firms produce and sell only two or three.
"Some producers are creating new formulas purely for the sake of marketing," according to the Food and Drug Administration.
In 2008, infant formula produced by the Sanlu Group, a leading dairy firm in north China, was found to contain melamine. Six babies died and thousands fell ill. As a result, the first Food Safety Law was enacted in 2009 but public confidence in domestic baby formula has not recovered. Instead, consumers have demanded baby formula from countries like Australia, New Zealand and Germany, which now have strict export quotas for China.
Producers will now have to test every batch of their product, conduct regular internal inspections and submit reports to regulators.
Resource: news.xinhuanet.com
