From the Chinese Press

Steps to streamline dairy industry

Taking advantage of the government's crackdown on some foreign infant formula makers for their business malpractices, a few domestic dairy companies have increased the prices of their products by 5 to 13 percent, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:

The demand for infant formula has grown in recent years, but consumers still find it difficult to get a satisfactory product. Domestic dairy companies lost people's trust after melamine-contaminated milk powder claimed the lives of six infants and left tens of thousands of children ill in 2008. The scandal forced Sanlu Group, then the largest producer of dairy products in China, into bankruptcy. The food scandals that followed dealt further blows to domestic dairy companies.