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1、DairydealsinChinaUh-oh,DanoneForeignfirmsarerushingintoChina’sscandal-plagueddairyindustryMay25th2013
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3、Fromtheprintedition··TweetCanyoufindthesafeone?“ACOUNTRYlikethiscanputasatelliteintospacebutitcan’tputasafebottleteatintoachild’smouth.”SodeclaresAiWeiwei,China’smostfa
4、mousdissidentartist.Hislatestprovocativework(pictured),partofanexhibitionwhichopenedonMay17thinHongKong,isamapofChinamadeupof1,800tinsofbaby-milkpowder.Eveninacountryusedtofood-safetyscandals—thelatestincludepoisonousrice,gingerlacedwithpesticideandratmeatmasqueradingaslamb—dair
5、yisasensitivetopic.In2008sixchildrendiedandtensofthousandsweremadeillbylocalmilkpowdertaintedwithmelamine(addedtoboosttheapparentproteincontent).Subsequentscandalsinvolvingfreshandpowderedmilkhaveshatteredconfidenceindomesticfirms.Inthissection·Gunsandsugar·Cooklightlygrilled·Pl
6、atformsuponplatforms·Uh-oh,Danone·Citytocity·Battleoftheboxes·TheageofsmartmachinesReprintsRelatedtopics·HongKong·Cultureandlifestyle·Foodandcooking·DairyandEggs·FoodManyhaveturnedtoimporteddairyproducts,butsupplierssimplycannotkeepup.Well-heeledmumsandopportunisticmiddlemenhave
7、alsotriedsmugglinginhugequantitiesofmilkpowder,butresultantshortagesabroadhaveledtoabacklash,andtopurchaselimitsasfarawayasIreland.GetcaughtleavingHongKongwiththreetinsofmilkpowderandyoumaygotojail.SotheonlyhopeforChineseconsumersisforthedomesticindustrytocleanupitsact.Thathascr
8、eatedanopeningformultinationalswithstrongbrandsandarecordofsafety.Danone,aFrenchdairygiant,thisweekannounceda€325m($420m)investmenttoexpanditsyogurtbusinessinpartnershipwithMengniu,China’slargestdairyfirm.ArlaFoods,aDanishmilkproducer,alreadyownsastakeinMengniuandishelpingtoprof
9、essionaliseitsresearch.Nestlé,aSwissfoodgiant,isimprovingqualitycontrolandfarmingpracticesatitslocalsuppliers,andisbuildingahands-on“dairyuniversity”innorth-easternChina.Intheshortterm,suchinvestmentswillencountersnags.Theagriculturalsupplychainishighlyfragmented,soitisdifficult
10、tocontrolthequalityofinputs.Regulatorsareerrati
