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1. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Infant formula row a reminder of the value of an open society

   Posted Feb 16th 2013, 12:00am by Stephen Vines

   ... systems" arrangement. In late 2007, the Sanlu baby formula producer started receiving reports that its products were causing serious problems for babies whose kidneys were being damaged. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1151101/infant-formula-row-reminder-value-open-society
2. News - China

   Chinese dealers strip shelves of baby milk worldwide

   Posted Apr 12th 2013, 02:34pm by AFP

   ... harder to find milk powder, for each box I have to walk further,” said a woman surnamed Shao, who lives in Germany and advertises baby formula online. She is one of a small army of vendors ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1212929/chinese-dealers-strip-shelves-baby-milk-worldwide
3. News - China

   Shenzhen customs: We won't crack down on 'moonlighting' baby formula smugglers

   Posted Apr 05th 2013, 10:39am by Amy Li

   ... News China Baby formula baby milk formula Mainland-Hong Kong Relations Amy Li Law enforcement 'difficult' while traders abide by two-tin limit It was a relief for many newly mobilised baby formula traders when Shenzhen customs officers said on Thursday they would not crack down on "moonlighting smugglers”. While recognising that more travellers ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1207513/moonlighting-baby-formula-traders-spark-controversy
4. News - China - BRITAIN

   Chinese demand for baby milk causes ‘ration’ in Britain

   Posted Apr 11th 2013, 12:13am by Associated Press

   ... is believed to be caused by unofficial exports to China to satisfy the needs of parents who want international brands for their babies. Infant milk formula made by foreign brands is highly prized ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1211808/chinese-demand-baby-milk-causes-ration-britain
5. News - China - FOOD SAFETY

   Chinese retailers pull suspect Hero baby formula from shelves

   Posted Mar 29th 2013, 12:00am by ZHUANG PINGHUI

   ... News China Baby formula Hero Group China Zhuang Pinghui pinghui.zhuang@scmp.com Retailers started pulling a brand of imported baby formula off shelves yesterday after a media report revealed that the Chinese distributor had repackaged the product in China and mixed it with expired milk powder. The news came as a shock to parents who have been favouring imported baby formula ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1202270/chinese-retailers-pull-suspect-hero-baby-formula-shelves
6. News - Hong Kong - POLICY

   Milk powder industry slams 'extreme' two-tin rule

   Posted Mar 14th 2013, 12:00am by Emily Tsang

   ... traders from the mainland whose activities were believed to have caused a severe shortage of two formula brands last month. But representatives of the two brands that sold out - Mead Johnson ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1190021/milk-powder-industry-slams-extreme-two-tin-rule
7. Comment - Letters

   Right to breastfeed deserves support

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... Comment Letters Breastfeeding Formula milk baby formula shortage Baby Milk Powder The government is to be commended for attending to the needs of non-breastfeeding mothers so that their infants do not lack formula milk. It is ironic that breastfeeding mothers requesting such high-level policy direction, multi-bureau participation and injection of resources to ensure their infants ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1146400/right-breastfeed-deserves-support
8. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Crackdown on milk formula traders in the public interest

   Posted Feb 02nd 2013, 12:00am

   ... - as a reserved commodity subject to controls to ensure supply. Nonetheless, the measures adopted are exceptional. Cross-border travellers are to be limited to two cans of baby formula for personal use ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1141487/crackdown-milk-formula-traders-public-interest
9. Lifestyle - Family & Education - ADVERTISING

   Milk ad control plan a formula for disagreement

   Posted Feb 17th 2013, 12:00am by TARA JENKINS AND KAREN PITTAR

   ... Legislation is now under way to establish laws on marketing practices, labelling and quality standards for baby milk. But the issue has formula manufacturers up in arms, because a blanket ban ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1150950/milk-ad-control-plan-formula-disagreement
10. Comment - Letters

    Health officials fail to emphasise importance of breastfeeding

    Posted Feb 07th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

    ... and their mothers continue to enjoy significant benefits from breastfeeding for two years and beyond, but for babies already on formula, there is no benefit to continuing with so-called follow-on formulas ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1144873/health-officials-fail-emphasise-importance-breastfeeding

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