Infant Formula

Hong Kong fails to promote breast milk even amid formula shortage

5 May 2013

One breastfeeding advocacy group said a special hotline and other measures aimed at helping local mothers secure formula milk actually assisted manufacturers in promoting their products and gave...

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Chinese editorials flay study that showed domestic baby formula safe

5 May 2013

Many mainlanders saw the recent announcement by the China Dairy Industry Association that domestic milk powder is better than imported products as nothing more than propaganda.

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Parallel trading of baby milk formula still rampant despite Hong Kong restrictions

1 Apr 2013

A check of the mainland side of the Lo Wu border checkpoint at the weekend found several dozen traders with trolleys full of milk powder. They were collecting different brands and handing out cash...

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Papers flay regulator for not publicising baby formula tampering

31 Mar 2013

News on a Swiss-owned brand of baby formula being pulled from shop shelves in Shanghai following allegations that one of its mainland distributers had mixed the imported formula with out-of-date...

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Woman held at Hong Kong border for 'breaking milk limit' - with rice cereal

19 Mar 2013

The woman, from eastern China's Jiangsu province, said she did not know powdered rice milk cereal was included in the rule and said she asked customs officials at Lok Ma Chau more than once.

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Guangzhou woman's 148 cans of milk formula beats Hong Kong curb

15 Mar 2013

Strong opinions were exchanged on Sina Weibo after a Guangzhou woman bought 148 cans of baby milk formula from Hong Kong supermarkets and then uploaded photos of them.

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Old guard give 2-can export limit short shrift

Hong Kong's former security and customs chiefs both hope the two-can export limit on infant formula will be temporary.

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Two-tin milk rule 'a bad precedent' for Hong Kong

Hong Kong officials have defended the new two-tin restriction on infant formula exports against criticism by a Basic Law expert in Beijing who said the curb was "inconsistent" with the mini-...

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Hong Kong curbs on milk formula spark debate on social media

“Hong Kong is always championing its free market laurels. Do they think about all the fresh water, vegetables and grain [the mainland] supplies to them?” a microblogger wrote referring to the new...

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Three arrested at border 'attempting to smuggle HK$24,940 of baby formula'

Customs and Excise Department detained a 23-year-old driver at the Lok Ma Chau border after 60 cans of formula were found hidden behind the back seat of his seven-seater van.

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CITY BEAT

Hongkongers can take a leaf out of London shop owner's book

Would shop owners in Hong Kong be caring enough and willing to sacrifice their profits to ensure that local needs are met? No one can say for sure.

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CUSTOMS

Exco to debate two-tin milk law

A special Executive Council meeting will be held today to discuss amending import and export laws to tackle the problem of parallel-goods trading, a source said last night. The changes -proposed...

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