Hebei to destroy all tainted dairy products

The Hebei provincial government has decided to destroy all tainted dairy products before Oct 20, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.

"All contaminated milk products must be reported to the provincial government by Friday," an official surnamed Geng in the Hebei administration for industry and commerce said, adding that the administration had destroyed some of the contaminated milk on the market before Oct 4.

"The rest will be destroyed under the supervision of the Hebei bureau of environment protection in order to avoid pollution," Geng said.