Strict standards for the milk powder registration system, and even stricter enforcement
According to reports, the newly revised Food Safety Law officially took effect on October 1, and the formula of infant milk powder will change from a filing system to a registration system. The Measures for the Registration and Administration of Infant Formula Milk Powder Formulas (Trial) (draft for comments) was recently released for public comment, setting stricter rules for infant formula milk powder produced in China, for example, one product formula can only be used to produce one product, and each enterprise may not have more than 5 series and 15 product formulas; goat milk powder must indicate the proportion of goat milk, and so on.
Many netizens said that the implementation of this formula registration system will help clean up the numerous and chaotic brands of infant milk powder and curb the unhealthy phenomenon in the industry of using "formula" as a promotional gimmick to raise prices. A good policy is valued for its implementation. The milk powder registration system should be used as an opportunity to continuously improve dairy industry standards and strengthen supervision, and there must be the courage to adopt a "big stick" policy toward problematic dairy enterprises.
Curbing industry chaos
The so-called milk powder "formula" refers to all raw and auxiliary materials used in the production of infant formula milk powder and their usage amounts, as well as the content of nutritional components in the product. The so-called registration system means registering the milk powder formula, which means that China's management of infant milk powder has been raised to the level of pharmaceuticals.
Netizen "5025075869" said that the implementation of this formula registration system will help clean up the numerous and chaotic brands, help raise the industry threshold, encourage enterprises to advance product formula research and development, and provide higher-quality products more suitable for Chinese infants and young children. Further standardizing labels will avoid exaggerated product claims and misleading consumers, and will help form a benign competitive landscape.
It is worth noting that the current chaos in the domestic infant milk powder market is mainly reflected in the fact that one milk powder enterprise can produce dozens or even nearly a hundred series. In order to motivate retail stores, some enterprises launch exclusive products for a certain retail store, resulting in a proliferation of products, while the formulas are essentially similar and the prices vary.
Netizen "Hui Xiaoming" said that the Food Safety Law clearly changes infant milk powder product formulas from the original filing system to a registration system, which means that infant formula milk powder production enterprises may no longer use "formula" as a gimmick for promotion and price increases.
Netizen "Caitou" said he hopes more policies will be introduced to ensure the safety of formula milk powder, encourage enterprises to seek high-quality milk sources, conduct professional formula research and development, and establish strict quality standards.
"Drawing the sword" against problematic dairy enterprises
Netizen "Yuanzougaofei LYZ" said that with strict laws and regulations, laws and regulations must also be resolutely enforced. Netizen "Jiubao Ai Laojiu" also believes that no matter how strict the legal provisions are, if regulatory departments and law enforcement departments do not act, they are empty words.
Netizen "Hongdoudou" believes that since the melamine incident, domestic dairy enterprises have repeatedly exposed problems. Relying only on the moral self-awareness of enterprises and the self-discipline and self-reflection of industry associations is not enough. The only way out is to strengthen supervision. When it comes to food safety issues, no punishment can be too severe. For these problematic dairy enterprises, handling can no longer stop at superficial scratching and must instead adopt a "big stick" policy.
Netizen "Jingfan Qianjiang" said that after going through so many storms, China's dairy industry should take this as an opportunity to continuously improve dairy industry standards and completely reverse the industry's negative image.