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Chinese lawmakers weigh harsh regulation on baby formula

Tougher regulations on infant milk formula will be introduced to restore public confidence in the domestic dairy industry.

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Milk dumping urges competitive dairy industry

​The reputation of China's domestic dairy industry has been badly damaged by production-related scandals and despite demand, farmers have turned to dumping milk and slaughtering cows to cut their losses.

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Chinese dairy giant opens first major overseas factory in New Zealand

​Chinese dairy giant Yili's first major plant abroad was officially opened in New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday with the announcement that it will almost triple its investment in the factory by 2019.

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Chinese consumers slightly more confident in milk products

Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.

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Chinese consumers slightly more confident in milk products

Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.

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China's dairies facing fierce competition

China's dairy enterprises, especially infant formula makers, are bracing themselves for intense rivalry with foreign counterparts following the country's new regulation to streamline imported dairy products.

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Dairy prices rise as supply shrinks

Chinese consumers can expect higher dairy prices in December due to a shrinking supply of raw milk from the country's fragmented milk farms.   Most domestic dairy companies put up prices last week, ranging from five to 20 percent.  This was mainly in the low-end milk market.

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HK health watchdog: no timetable to lift milk powder restriction yet

Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong government, said there is not yet a timetable for the elimination of restrictions  cross-border export of milk powder.

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Japanese milk maker Meiji suspends formula sales in China

Japanese milk maker Meiji Dairies announced on Thursday the suspension of milk formula sales in China, due to fierce competition and rising costs.

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Sheep milk offers tigers a start in life

Two Siberian baby tigers at a zoo in central China's Henan Province have shown that even future top predators can have an unusual start in life by living off milk from a sheep.

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Importers recall tainted NZ milk powder

China's importers have begun to recall and seal products produced by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra.

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Most costly takeover boosts China's dairy restructuring

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Yashili International Holdings Ltd. for over 11 billion H.K. dollars (1.42 billion U.S. dollars), marking the most costly merger in China's domestic dairy sector, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.

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"Nutritious meals" sicken 500 in NW China schools

A total of 548 students fell ill after consuming milk and biscuits in schools in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Wednesday, local authorities said.

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China's dairy industry moves to rebrand amid crisis

China's dairy industry is attempting to rebrand itself due to plummeting consumer confidence and competition from foreign brands.