State-run TV in China has run a report saying Chinese baby milk powder is as good and sometimes superior to foreign brands, but internet users have cast doubts over its conclusions.
The reputation of China’s dairy industry was massively damaged in 2008 after it was found that some producers were adding the chemical melamine to watered down milk to make it look like it was still high in protein. An estimated 300,000 children suffered from kidney stones and six babies died.
The scandal led to a huge increase in the number of people on the mainland trying to buy foreign baby milk formula brands.
State broadcaster CCTV carried out tests on brands of baby formula on its programme Consumer Views on Wednesday.
They included brands based in Germany, Holland, Japan and the United States, plus three Chinese manufacturers – Firmus, Ilactou and Anlicong.
The programme said there were no problems with these brands during the 2008 melamine scandal.