Recently, CFDA revealed 6 substandard batches of goat milk powder for babies made by two well-known dairy manufacturers Feihe and Shengtang in China. The content of nitrate, selenium, copper, folic acid and vitamin C were found to be not in line with relevant national standards. The government has ordered the two companies to stop production and sale of these products and issued an immediate product recall.
As a company ranks in the top 4 Chinese domestic infant formula manufacturers, the news is likely to hit Feihe’s infant formula brand hard and affect consumer confidence in their products according to Mr. Song Liang a famous dairy industry expert. After a thorough investigation it was revealed that the cause of excessive nitrate was the acidic cleaners and alkaline detergents residues used in the cleaning of condensed milk tankers. Regarding the inadequate levels of selenium, Feihe explained that the content of Se is not stable in the raw materials provided by their suppliers.
Despite the arguments and explanations offered up by the offending companies, this scandal has again highlighted problems endemic in China’s domestic dairy industry. Continued capacity issues revolving around raw material control, management of personnel and products, in-house product inspection, etc., all point to the relative underdevelopment of China’s domestic dairy industry technical capacities.
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