Beijing hopes to replicate Chinese moms' breast milk

The Beijing government has begun a project to develop baby formula that will closely resemble Chinese women's breast milk.

Zhang Xiaohua, an official with the Beijing Science and Technology Commission, confirmed on Monday that the project has started. It has a budget of more than 10 million yuan ($1.6 million), according to the budget plan released by the commission.

The project will study the ingredients and active constituents of the breast milk of Chinese mothers and set up a breast milk database for developing the formula.