Chinese dairies must renew or close

China’s domestic dairy companies must renew their production licenses this year or will be closed, according to Zhi Shuping, China’s director of the general administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine. Consumer confidence in the domestic dairy industry fell three years ago in the wake of the melamine scandal, which killed six children. However, the industrial chemical is still showing up in dairy products in China, despite a crackdown by the government.
The Xinhua News Agency reports that Shuping told a conference in Beijing recently that the measure was meant to improve quality and safety in the dairy industry.