2016年CRI Authorities Look for 3,300 Cans of Fake Infant Formula

 

The latest scandal involved roughly 17-thousand cans of knockoff infant formula connected to two brand names, BeingMate and Abbott.

The State Council's food safety office says they know the products were sold in the provinces of Henan, Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu.

However, authorities have still not been able to trace around 33-hundred of the cans.

Six suspects are facing charges, while one other remains¹ on the loose.

Authorities say the group earned nearly 2-million yuan by repackaging cheap milk powder in BeingMate and Abbott containers, and then selling them for higher prices.

The latest milk scandal comes just weeks after the nation was shocked by a massive network selling improperly² stored or expired vaccines³.

Apart from concerns over food and drug safety, there are also complaints about the lack of transparency in letting people know about the investigations⁵.

It's been revealed both investigations started last year, but only came to light after being publicized through social media.

A recent report released by Peking University has cited 19 out of the country's 31 provincial⁶ food and drug watchdogs for lacking transparency when it comes to the release of information the public needs.

Wang Xixin with Peking University.

"The lack of information transparency leads to the lack of mutual⁷ trust between the regulator and the market players and also the customers. It will also make it difficult for people to prevent risks posed by fake food and drug products."

Xue Lan with Tsinghua University says regaining⁸ trust in China requires these types of institutions to do a better job of making information available.

"The only solution is to build a modern and scientific supervisory system with strong supervision⁹ capability¹⁰ and streamlined procedures. Regulators should take a neutral position and do as much as possible to ensure timely information release so as to build up reputation."

The State Council's food safety office says the investigation⁴ into the milk scandal took as long as it did because of the complex nature by which the group ran its operation.

Tainted¹¹ baby formula is a major concern for parents in China.

In 2008, the addition of Melamine into infant formula to give the appearance of extra protein left 6 children dead and over 54-thousand hospitalized.

Four years earlier, 12 children died of malnutrition¹² after being fed watered down milk products.

For CRI, this is Fei Fei.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

3 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

9 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

10 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

11 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。