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China's Pilot Program For Infant Formula Misses on Food Safety

Group says program allowing only pharmacies to sell formula won't solve safety issues.

Aug 23, 2013

The Beijing-based group US-China Health Product Association thinks China's new efforts to restrict the sales of infant formula at the retail level is missing the mark, and that focusing on the supervision and production processes is the real safety issue. To read more, click HERE.

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