Tainted imports rejected

A total of 2,719 consignments of imported food and cosmetics were rejected in the first seven months of this year, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on Tuesday.

The products included batches of Ausnutria baby milk formula that was found to contain the Enterobacter sakazakii bacteria, it said.

Of the rejected goods, 191 consignments were discovered during inbound tests, the AQSIQ said.