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Six arrests made in "fake" milk powder crackdown Shanghai food safety authorities confirmed that six arrests have been made over the alleged production and sale of "fake" milk powder under the Abbott brand name in China. According to a statement from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, the Municipal Public Security Bureau of the Shanghai Procuratorate – the body responsible for both investigation and prosecution in China – has accused the six suspects of the production and sale of counterfeit milk powder under the brand, belonging to US infant formula maker Abbott Laboratories. Details of the individuals involved in the case were not released. Officials at Abbott has not returned requests for comment at the time of writing. The revelation comes as part of a wider crackdown in China focused on fraudulent milk powder sales. |
