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title: "Foreign Milk Powder Not Suitable for Chinese Babies, 40% Adulterated with 'Water'?"
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# Foreign Milk Powder Not Suitable for Chinese Babies, 40% Adulterated with 'Water'?

> Are you still buying foreign milk powder online? You might think it's cheaper and better, but the truth is harsh: a random test found 63.3% of 30 samples failed to meet Chinese standards for whey protein content, and over 40% may be adulterated with hydrolyzed protein. Experts advise choosing domestic brands that are more suitable for Chinese babies.

Are you still buying foreign milk powder online?
Maybe you think it's cheaper, right?
Perhaps you believe it's better quality, don't you?
However, the truth is harsh!
******Foreign Milk Powder Is Unsafe******
According to media reports, recently, based on the national standard for "Infant Formula Food," the Food Research Center of Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang, and the Applied Technology Cooperation Center of the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment conducted random tests on some infant formula milk powder from overseas online shopping ("hai tao") products.
The results showed that among 30 infant formula samples from multiple brands, 19 had whey protein content below the national standard (whey protein content in milk-based infant formula should be ≥60%), with a failure rate of 63.3%. Additionally, the test results also showed that samples from some brands had suspected plant protein mixed in.
Song Liang, a senior researcher in the dairy industry, believes that due to a lack of effective supervision, "hai tao" milk powder brings a serious problem: counterfeit milk powder and milk powder that does not meet Chinese national standards are prevalent, and consumers are not fully aware of this.
But there is something even more terrifying!
A senior executive from a dairy company revealed that, in addition to non-compliance, according to third-party authoritative testing, more than 40% of "hai tao" milk powder has hydrolyzed protein mixed in to impersonate whey protein, thereby reducing costs. This is also an important reason why "hai tao" milk powder is very cheap.
Wang Chunlin, deputy director of the Pediatrics Department at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, and other industry insiders suggest that consumers should first choose products through formal channels and with formal production qualifications when purchasing infant formula. This ensures more reliable quality and better after-sales service, so there is no need for consumers to "hai tao" milk powder.
A person from a foreign dairy company also admitted that, in fact, due to genetic differences between China and the West, it is recommended that Chinese people eat milk powder suitable for themselves. In recent years, some foreign milk powder companies have also begun to study Chinese breast milk, aiming to produce products for Chinese babies in the future.
On December 24, CCTV-1's "Open Class" (Kai Jiang La) aired as scheduled. A mother of a one-and-a-half-year-old baby claimed she was frantically "hai tao"-ing milk powder and other foods, and asked, "How do you view some parents' insecurity about Chinese food?"
As the host of "Open Class," Sa Beining said directly that after so many years of media reports and such a large amount of information, Chinese parents can rest assured that their children can eat our own food on our own land and grow up healthily.
******Foreign Milk Powder Is Not Suitable for Chinese Babies******
In fact, the reason why industry insiders do not advocate Chinese mothers buying milk powder from overseas is partly because "hai tao" milk powder lacks management and is prone to many problems; on the other hand, "hai tao" milk powder is not suitable for Chinese babies.
Experts from the Food Research Center of Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang, believe that the popular "foreign milk powder" on the market is not necessarily suitable for Chinese people's constitution. Instead, many domestic milk powder formulas have a nutritional structure that is more conducive to absorption by Chinese babies.
"Infants at different growth stages have different nutritional needs for milk powder. For example, the demand for protein increases with age. The country has already issued detailed rules for infant formula food, and parents can refer to these rules when selecting products. Blindly trusting foreign brands is not advisable," Wang Chunlin said.
Coincidentally.
Sun Baoguo, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Beijing Technology and Business University, also told the audience on CCTV-1's "Open Class" that Chinese mothers are the greatest; they would rather suffer themselves than let their children suffer, but the idea of buying foreign milk powder is basically wrong.
Why?
Sun Baoguo said that infant formula milk powder has a "formula" recommended by the World Health Organization, but the earliest formula was proposed based on the structure of Western breast milk, so it differs from Chinese breast milk. Based on this, Chinese milk powder companies are committed to breast milk research, and the infant formula they produce is more suitable for Chinese babies.
In fact, Sun Baoguo is not wrong, because there are indeed certain differences between Chinese and Western breast milk.
Song Liang said that the different eating habits of Chinese and Westerners determine the different nutritional structure and digestive ability of babies. Asians mainly eat carbohydrates, while Westerners mainly eat meat and dairy, so they are strong and not deficient in calcium and iron. In China, 70% of women have varying degrees of anemia.
Therefore, Chinese babies have high requirements for trace elements in their diet, while Western requirements are not high, or even not required. This is where the difference in milk powder standards lies.
In addition, Chinese babies' digestive ability is not as good as that of Westerners. The proportion of casein in breast milk is low, so our national standard sets the ratio of whey protein to casein to meet our breast milk requirements, which is 6:4. However, Western milk powder has a high proportion of casein, so some Chinese babies may experience constipation or get "heaty" when eating "hai tao" milk powder because of poor digestion.
The above-mentioned dairy executive also told Wugu Jun that theoretically, choosing infant formula requires genetic testing, because genes determine what you are more suitable to eat and what you are not.
For example, Cantonese people have the gene for thalassemia. In the past, this gene could resist malaria, but now that malaria is gone, this genetic defect is exposed. Cantonese people are relatively short because of this genetic defect, with a rate of about 20%. The only way to improve it is with lactoferrin.
The lactoferrin powder sold on the market is a core nutritional protein extracted from cow's milk. It is said that only 1 gram of lactoferrin can be extracted from 14 kilograms of milk.
Studies show that oral lactoferrin is safe and reliable with no side effects. Therefore, applying lactoferrin effectively and reasonably to ordinary infant formula can not only meet the needs of infant growth and development but also protect the health of infants, which is especially important for non-breastfed infants.
"Some domestic milk powder specifically adds lactoferrin to solve the problem of short stature in some regions of our country. However, 'hai tao' milk powder, first, is mainly designed for Westerners, and second, to reduce costs, it is impossible to add lactoferrin, and even other proteins are used to impersonate it," the dairy executive said.
Because of this, "hai tao" milk powder sometimes meets the standards of the country of origin, but not necessarily fully meets Chinese national standards, because the target populations are different.
Having said that, do you still want to "persistently" buy "hai tao" milk powder?
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