Dairy industry set to enter a golden decade

Tapping opportunities in domestic markets key to sector's further progress

China's dairy industry has made great progress in improving product quality but much remains to be done to regain public confidence lost after a series of scandals a decade ago, according to a senior industry executive.

In 2008, milk and infant formula from some Chinese dairy firms, in particular Hebei-based Sanlu Group, was found to contain melamine and was linked to the deaths of children.