date:May 31, 2013
Product quality has long scared Chinese consumers, who often prefer to buy foreign brands they believe are superior to local products.
But the latest scandal involving infant formula is taking this trend to extremes: Parents not only want foreign infant formula brands, but trust them only if purchased outside of China. That concern is impacting sales in markets as far away as Europe as Chinese visitors empty store shelves. Closer to home, Hong Kong is cracking down on infant formula smugglers.