@Kasper61@Kunisagi@jossetteThere can be little doubt that domestic Chinese producers do need to be more heavily regulated in general. It probably won't happen, as if they were held to the same standards as NZ producers, their costs would blow out completely.
However it is possible that Chinese parents are getting fed up with the continued scandals around food safety and authenticity that are plaguing the infant formula available for them to purchase.
Chinese e-commerce platforms to be held responsible for safety of food products, Supreme Court sayshttps://www.scmp.com/tech/e-commerce/article/3113389/chinese-e-commerce-platforms-be-held-responsible-safety-food"
Complaints relating to food products accounted for 45.65 per cent of the 49,000 e-commerce disputes that courts across China handled from 2017 to the first half of 2020, according to a report by the Information Technology Service Center, which is affiliated to China’s Supreme People’s Court, in November."
Pinduoduo Launches Mini Program to Crack Down on Fake Milk Formulahttps://pandaily.com/pinduoduo-launches-mini-program-to-crack-down-on-fake-milk-formula/Earlier in September, Pinduoduo launched its “Mother and Baby Product Traceability” campaign, where net users are able to watch live broadcasts of the factories of brands including Goo.n, Beaba, Huggies and GoodBaby.
Counterfeiting is a widespread problem in China, especially when it comes to infant formula. The country is regularly hit by quality-control scandals, fuelling parents’ fear over the safety of baby products and anger at regulatory lapses. In May this year, at least five children reportedly developed eczema and swollen heads after being fed Bei An Min, a protein drink sold as suitable for babies in Chenzhou, Hunan Province. Pinduoduo previously said it has a blacklist to permanently block companies found selling fake products on the platform. In 2017, Pinduoduo removed more than 10.7 million problematic products and blocked 40 million links related to infringing products on their site.
See also (just to name a few recent ones):
China probes new baby milk formula scandalhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/china-probes-new-baby-milk-formula-scandal-report/articleshow/75731985.cmsChina sees revived tainted baby formula scandalhttps://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3943220Chinese company claims metallic ‘black spots’ in baby formula are ‘caramel’https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3980027
Ten years after China’s infant milk tragedy, parents still won’t trust their babies to local formulahttps://qz.com/1323471/ten-years-after-chinas-melamine-laced-infant-milk-tragedy-deep-distrust-remains/
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