Chinese parents still prefer foreign formula over local brands despite the central government vows to regulate diary industry.
Chinese parents still prefer foreign formula over local brands despite the central government vows to regulate diary industry.
A nurse tends a malnourished baby at a Fuzhou hospital during the "big-headed-doll" scandal a decade ago. Photo: Xinhua
A nurse tends a malnourished baby at a Fuzhou hospital during the "big-headed-doll" scandal a decade ago. Photo: Xinhua
China food safety
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Memories still too raw for Chinese parents to trust baby formula

Despite efforts of authorities to improve food safety, especially that of milk powder, after string of scandals consumers remain wary

Alice Yan
Alice Yan

Updated: 12:49pm, 17 Jan, 2018

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Chinese parents still prefer foreign formula over local brands despite the central government vows to regulate diary industry.
Chinese parents still prefer foreign formula over local brands despite the central government vows to regulate diary industry.
A nurse tends a malnourished baby at a Fuzhou hospital during the "big-headed-doll" scandal a decade ago. Photo: Xinhua
A nurse tends a malnourished baby at a Fuzhou hospital during the "big-headed-doll" scandal a decade ago. Photo: Xinhua
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