Government pushes formula makers to raise product quality

China's baby milk sector is still trying to recover from a loss of confidence caused by a safety scandal 10 years ago, as Li Hongyang reports.

The government's campaign to regulate the baby formula milk industry and restore consumer confidence which was badly damaged by a scandal in 2008 has seen nearly 50 percent of product categories eliminated from the market in the past two years.

The sale of newly made unregistered products was banned from Jan 1, under a regulation released by the China Food and Drug Administration in June 2016. However, existing stock can be sold until it reaches its expiration date.