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Mother-child shops sell drinks in the form of milk powder. How many babies drink as “big-headed dolls”?
Hunan County Chenzhou Yongxing has launched a comprehensive investigation into this matter.
On May 11, some media reported that stores for mothers and babies in Yongxing County, Chenzhou, Hunan, used solid protein drinks to pretend to be baby milk powder to mislead consumers.
Many children have used this drink as a staple food for a long time, and have symptoms such as a bump on the skull, patting on the hands, and stunted growth. They have been diagnosed with rickets after being diagnosed by doctors. Five parents have complained to the Yongxing County Market Supervision Department.
Currently, Yongxing County has established a special task force comprised of relevant functional departments such as the Yongxing County Market Oversight Administration, the County Office of Health and Health, etc., to conduct an investigation. exhaustive of the mother and baby stores involved. At the same time, the county arranged for the county people’s hospital to conduct free medical screenings for infants and toddlers who purchased solid “Beminamine” protein drinks.
Many young children suffer from rickets
They consumed the same “milk powder”
According to Hunan television station “Jingshi Focus”, many parents in Yongxing County, Chenzhou, recently discovered that their children had eczema, severe weight loss, skull deformities resembling “big-headed wrists” and other abnormal situations, like continuous shots to the head. Doctors discovered that these children commonly have symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and stunted growth, and were diagnosed as having rickets accordingly.
Rickets is a systemic, chronic and nutritional disease characterized by skeletal injuries. It is due to a lack of vitamin D in the body, which causes disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
Parents are very strange, they give their children the best food, how can they suffer from malnutrition?
Ultimately, these parents discovered that they had once given their children a “milk powder” called bemina, a small 400 gram can for nearly three hundred dollars, and the price even exceeded many imported baby milk powders. The father, Mr. Hu, said that his son’s height and weight stopped developing while consuming this product.
It turns out that these young children are allergic to milk. The doctor advised parents to buy powdered milk with amino acids for their children. These parents purchased this amine-sensitive product on the recommendation of a shopping guide from a local baby-friendly mother and baby store. During the buying process, the mother, Ms. Chen, once felt something wrong: “I had doubts at the time, because at that time it was written with the words protein solid drink underneath, I asked the shopping guide, and then she said she said it was milk. Another abbreviation, I’ve never doubted this. “
During the period, many parents discovered that something was wrong and were about to stop using it. However, the baby-friendly store’s shopping guide and the mother dissuaded them, claiming that the father did not drink enough for the child and even asked the father to increase the dosage.
An accidental chance, parents learned from the doctor: This lactose-free, hydrolyzed deep acetaminophen-free two-in-one formula powder is actually not milk powder, but a solid protein drink. But some children have been drinking for two years.
When parents came to ask, the store manager still insisted that this “peramine-sensitive” solid protein drink is a special milk powder, and didn’t change it until he knew the boy’s symptoms. The store manager said, “We all depend on milk powder to eat, of course we have to follow sales.”
A day later, five Aiyingfang chain stores in Yongxing County, Chenzhou City, removed the “protein solid drink” of Beminamine from the shelves and changed its name to say it is a special drink, not milk powder.
Yongxing County began the investigation:
No doctors have been found.
On May 11, after the above report was issued, Yongxing County held a special meeting to study and organized a special class to carry out the investigation.
Yongxing County Aiyingfang Maternal and Infant Store is reported to have successively purchased 47 pieces of French imported French imported “Beminamine” hydrolyzed whey protein (solid drink) from Hunan Weile Health Industry Co., Ltd., all sold before October 2019 Out. In consultation with parents of babies who are allergic to ordinary milk powder, the vendor recommends this “mine-sensitive” solid protein drink product for their babies to eat. Five parents have complained to the Yongxing County Market Supervision Department.
The journalist was also informed that the county organized free medical examinations for infants and toddlers who purchased solid benamin protein drinks, and performed clinical medical diagnoses and treatment of symptomatic infants and toddlers, and invited nutrition experts to guide treatment. assistant.
On May 13, the person in charge of the Yongxing County Market Supervision Office’s publicity responded to the reporter that the investigation team had contacted the company involved Hunan Weile Health Industry Co., Ltd., and that no doctor was involved in the incident.
The Tianyan inspection revealed that the product production license obtained by Hunan Weile Health Industry Co., Ltd. is limited to “drinks” and does not have the requirements for the production of special medical milk powder and infant formula milk powder .
On May 13, the journalist contacted Hunan Weile Health Industry Co., Ltd. The company’s official customer service department said that the production of “Bemin” was suspended in mid-2019, and that the company participated in the investigation. Regarding the types of products and the applicable population, customer service stated that “Beminamine” is a common food, which can be consumed by the general population, and the product complies with the national standard (solid beverage standard) . The company only manufactures products in accordance with national regulations, and it is not clear that stores are selling to children.
Currently, the Yongxing County Office of Discipline Inspection and Supervision has closely followed the handling of the incident.
This is not the first time that the “Big Head Doll” incident occurred in Chenzhou.
Lawyers claim to be involved in false propaganda
This is not the first time that a similar incident has occurred in Chenzhou. According to news reports, on March 30, 2020, more than a dozen parents released a “joint letter” from the parents of “Chenzhou” Big Head Doll “requesting the government to deal with the Chenzhou incident of milk in fake powder “in” Ask Political Hunan “, saying 2019 A” big-headed doll “milk powder incident occurred in Chenzhou in 2011,” all because Chenzhou Children’s Hospital doctors sold powdered milk to children. “
The “Joint Letter” noted that the doctors at Chenzhou Children’s Hospital have long-term joint hospital pharmacies (Chenzhou First People’s Hospital claims to be a private pharmacy in the online public apology response) and the Mazigu mother and baby store located across the street. to hospital. The “Erhe Solid Drink” is sold as “Special Powder for Special Medical Purposes” to children with milk allergies who come to the hospital for medical treatment. With the authority of a doctor, children will use this solid drink as the only food source to sustain life for a long time. As a result, children suffer from malnutrition, and some children lag behind ordinary children in height, intelligence, and the ability to move. There are also serious organ injuries to varying degrees.
In response to the problems reflected in the previous “joint letter”, the Chenzhou Market Supervision Office replied on April 16 this year that after investigation and verification, Chenzhou general agent of the solid beverage series ” Shuerpa “was Chenzhou Yixinkang Food Trading Co., Ltd., The company printed prescription papers and brochures, obviously misleading children’s families, making them think the product is a special food for babies and toddlers” powdered infant milk “or” special foods for medical purposes “. When the child’s family takes him to the Children’s Hospital of the city’s First People’s Hospital, individual doctors at the hospital use the prescription paper above and the brochure printed by Yixinkang to recommend the family to the child’s pharmacy or store Maternal Infant to Buy The “Ermen” series of solid drinks is provided for children with allergies and other symptoms.
The Chenzhou City Market Supervision Office also said the relevant government departments have arranged for the children to go to the three main general hospitals designated for medical examinations. The Municipal Committee for the Protection of Consumer Rights carries out the mediation and elimination of damages of the claimant and responsible parties. The Municipal Office of Health Supervision and Family Planning and the Law Enforcement Office investigated Chenzhou First People’s Hospital and its related doctors. For distributors such as Yixinkang Company and other distributors involved in false propaganda, the Office of Market Supervision and Administration will impose administrative penalties in accordance with the law and take severe measures. Offender.
The attorney said the merchant sold a solid protein drink such as powdered milk for children’s staples and that false advertising was suspected. In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights, a fine of one refund and three compensations must be imposed. At the same time, the store sells solid protein drinks like powdered milk for children’s staples, which is laissez-faire behavior. Such laissez-faire harms children or children’s dysplasia, causing adverse reactions and other outcomes, it is also a flaw in China’s criminal law.Crimes must be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of our criminal law .
Expert advice
Special purchase medical food formula must be recognized “three main signs”
Formula foods for special medical purposes are commonly known as “special medical food” and “special powder”. Among them, infant formulas for special medical purposes are also commonly known as “special medical milk powder”. The special needs of the population of nutrients or diet, a formula specially formulated for food.
According to statistics from the China Nutrition and Healthy Food Association, the world annual consumption of specialty medical foods is 56 billion to 64 billion yuan, and the market scale increases at a rate of 6% annually. Nielsen’s data predicts that China’s specialty products market will continue to grow, with a compound milk milk allergy market annual growth rate of 20%, and is expected to reach 2.2 billion yuan by 2021.
The journalist learned that retail prices for specialty medical foods currently on the market generally exceed 300 yuan, and the specifications are only about 400 grams. If converted to unit prices, it is equivalent to the price of 2 cans of high-end infant formula.
Dairy expert Song Liang believes that special medical milk powder is a high-end product and has a large profit margin. Some dairy companies that can’t get the organic milk powder and goat milk powder supply chain are likely to target this field. In addition, special medical milk powder can enter the healthcare channel, which is useful for companies to bring users of special medical milk powder to common milk powder.
However, specialty medical foods implement a stricter product registry, and it’s “hard to add” for companies that want to approve the registration. Sheng Yuan, who obtained the registration qualification, once told reporters that special medical food is not a drug, but the industry risk is extremely high, and should be strictly regulated when referring to the method of drug administration, by therefore, the products that have approved the registration are very limited.
According to incomplete media statistics, there are currently 54 specialty food registration formulas, including 30 specialty foods involving babies (0-12 months) and 15 baby products with protein allergies and lactose intolerance. paragraph.
Experts suggest that when purchasing special medical formula foods, you should pay attention to the words “special medical use” on the product, the TY national food note registration number, and applicable crowd directions. All three are indispensable. At the same time, consumers can also check the relevant product ratings on the official website of the Special Department of Food Safety Supervision and Administration of the General Administration of Market Supervision. (According to Beijing News, Daily Economic News, Surging News)
