Police bust Australia-China baby formula crime ring 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseSix people have been charged after Australian authorities uncovered a multi-million-dollar crime syndicate stealing baby formula and vitamins from major retailers across Sydney for shipment to China, police said Monday. Doherty said investigators were still probing where the products were being sold but alleged that so far, “thousands of shipments of baby formula were sent to China”. Premium baby milk formula, vitamins, and honey from Australia are highly sought after in China, where consumers are fearful of lax food safety standards that have resulted in deaths and health scares. The demand, particularly for baby formula, has been so high in Australia that some supermarket giants have imposed limits on purchases or moved the milk behind the counter.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 21, 2019 07:18 UTC