Chinese Baby Formula Brands Fail Domestic Food Safety Inspections

Chinese Baby Formula Brands Fail Domestic Food Safety Inspections
A woman feeds a baby with a bottle in a residential area in Beijing on August 8, 2013. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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China has repeatedly been rocked by scandals involving domestic baby formula brands tainted with unsafe materials. The most serious occurred in 2008 when scores of infants fell sick or died from baby formula tainted with melamine, a toxic compound.
Nearly a decade later, there are still food safety concerns at many major brands.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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