Daring few tells much

The high-pitched "severe crackdown" on melamine-tainted dairy products in the wake of the 2008 Sanlu scandal once cultivated the innocent belief that producers would behave for a while. But that turns out to be our wishful thinking as new traces of melamine accumulate in the marketplace.

All tainted products in Guangdong have reportedly been recalled. But latest findings indicate the bulk of the harmful products have been shipped to the northeastern provinces.

Since the ongoing screening and rectification has specific targets, there is a good chance the products of blacklisted dairies will be ferreted out and prevented from doing more harm. Yet judging from the pattern of repeated offense by the culprits, we see a need of thorough scrutiny of the country's dairy industry.