WHAT’S DRIVING THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BLACK MARKET IN INFANT FORMULA MILK?

Illicit Trade on 29th January explains that, given the choice, the vast majority of new parents in China will opt to give their babies infant formula milk made outside of their country.  8 out of the top 10 baby formula brands sold in China are made by foreign companies.  New parents remain sceptical as to the safety of locally-made alternatives in the wake of a baby powder scandal over a decade ago in which contaminated formula caused the deaths of six infants and poisoned as many as 300,000.

https://www.illicit-trade.com/2019/01/whats-driving-the-multi-million-dollar-black-market-in-infant-formula-milk/

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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