date:Jun 03, 2013
nt and standardized manner.
The cabinet's move follows plummeting consumer confidence after a series of domestic baby formula scandals.
The industry lost consumers' trust after the Sanlu Group was found to have adulterated its infant formula with melamine, a chemical compound used to create plastic, in 2008. Six children died from drinking the milk, while 300,000 were sickened.
The Sanlu Group subsequently went bankrupt. The profits of other Chinese dairy companies suffered greatly in 2008.