Anxious parents flock to shops seeking refunds and alternative powders
Panicked parents have rushed to retailers seeking refunds and replacements for problematic Sanlu milk powder following the news that babies had fallen ill with kidney stones after drinking it.
At a Jingkelong supermarket near Beijing's Chaoyang Park, anxious parents holding their four-month-old son asked staff how to get a refund for the milk powder and choose a replacement.
'My son has been drinking the 400g milk powder as a supplement to the breast milk,' 28-year-old taxi driver Hu Fumin said. 'We were very worried after reading the news, so we came to see about other options.'
His wife added: 'We will take my son to the hospital for a check-up now that we recall that he always cried when we tried to help him pee.'
The couple chose another domestic brand because of the low price but said they would consider buying imported formula if melamine contamination is found to be common in the domestic industry.
A mother due to deliver this month said she had intended to use Sanlu after giving birth but now would find a replacement.