Foreign baby in China essentials: IMPORTED BABY FORMULA – Warnings
chinahopelive.net — If the 2008 melamine scandal wasn't enough, the 2010 one surely convinces you that you just can't trust the Chinese system when it comes to baby formula (I told you so!). But what if you need baby formula in China? Here's an easy solution that doesn't cost extra.
Just one more reason to breast feed, or at least pump. But good information for those that want to use formula for whatever reasons.
I posted this comment on the linked-to blog, but wanted to leave it here too.
I gotta say Joel, that’s a pretty big leap of faith. Anyone can sell on Taobao and there’s no reason (or less reason) to trust them any more than your local supermarket.
I buy all sorts of stuff on there and love it. But I go into every transaction pretty much assuming it’s fake, and most everything I’ve bought has been (despite the seller exclaiming in large text that it’s absolutely 100% real).
The flaw in the logic comes down to you still having to “trust” something in China and as you clearly stated above, that’s just not possible.
If someone looking to make money and is willing to dump melamine into the dairy supply of virtually every dairy-product manufacturer in the country, really how much of a stretch is it to think that a company with a decent manufacturing setup isn’t just going out, buying one real version of the product and copying it down to the nutritional information on the back?
Obviously some fakes are simple to spot, but the best ones would fool the founder, and we’re not exactly talking Rembrandts here.
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@nstanosheck: The biggest reason probably being that mom can't produce enough milk. But yeah, it's a bit gratifying to hear all the Chinese urbanite women switching back to a more natural (and WAY safer) method of feeding their newborn.