date:Sep 18, 2013
romoting substitute products for breast milk on mothers and families of infants ... (They must) actively promote and push breastfeeding, it added.
Staff who broke the rules or accepted bribes would be severely punished, the statement said.
Milk powder is a highly sensitive topic in China after a scandal in 2008 when melamine added to baby milk killed at least six children and left thousands ill.
International guidelines, used in China, say doctors should promote breastfeeding unless there are