date:Jul 16, 2013
ers bought up large amounts of baby formula, making supplies in the city scarce.
Hong Kong formula is sought after by mainland residents who have been worried about food safety since the melamine-tainted milk scandal in 2008. At least six children died from drinking powdered milk laced with melamine, an industrial chemical added to milk to give misleadingly high protein readings.
In the first two days of the ban in March, 45 people, including both Hong Kong and mainland residents and one forei