#Chinese-made milk powder better than imported ones, says study by dairy association

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Chinese-made milk powder is better in quality and half the price of imported products, said the national dairy association, in an effort to promote the domestic industry and allay concerns stemming from the 2008 melamine scandal.
In a study commissioned by the China Dairy Industry Association, formula made in China, regardless of domestic or foreign brand, had more nutritional content, the Beijing Times reported on Monday. The research also said home-made products cost, on average, only about half the imported ones.
A third-party Chinese inspection agency randomly tested 25 milk-powder brands sold in Beijing and capital cities of nearby provinces. The results indicated that all 16 of the domestic products were in line with national nutrition standards. But three of the nine imported products failed to meet national standards in lactose-carbohydrate ratio and calcium-phosphorus ratio.
Association chairman Song Kungang said that none of the tested brands, homegrown or foreign, were found to have food safety problems. The foreign brands that didn’t meet Chinese standards mostly failed on «nutritional standards,» he said.
China’s milk powder industry has become a focal point of public anger over food safety in recent years after a spate of scandals. A major crisis emerged in 2008 when a leading domestic brand was found to be using the industrial chemical melamine, usually found in plastics and glue. The scandal has since sickened 300,000 babies and resulted in six premature deaths.
The milk-powder endorsement by China’s leading dairy industrial association comes as mainland parents resort to buying the product in Hong Kong and overseas. Overseas milk-powder suppliers and retailers have noticed the demand, and several governments have issued restrictions.
The Dairy Industry Association also said the industry has undergone a thorough overhaul in the past years. The current standards are also “among one of the most stringent in the world”, it added.
But specialists have warned that an unrealistic high standard on the industry by the government may drive some illicit producers to try to cut corners to save money on production and earn a profit.
 
Source:  South China Morning Post

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