Authorities intercept mislabeled infant formula from Australia

31,000 cans destroyed, 19,000 more await customs declaration

Beijing's quarantine authorities destroyed more than 31,000 cans of infant formula imported from Australia on Wednesday after they discovered that the expiration dates had been tampered with.

Two batches of the OZ Milko infant formula, made by OZ Dairy Foods in Melbourne, had their original June 2014 expiration date covered with a stamp reading "September 2015", the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau found.