date:Apr 12, 2013
British shops are rationing sales of baby milk after Chinese visitors and bulk buyers cleared their shelves to send it to China, where many parents fear the local versions are dangerous.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), whose members account for 80 percent of the sector, said many stores had imposed a two-box limit on each customer to deter the unofficial exports to China.
Demand for foreign milk powder has been high in China since at least six infants died and 300,000 fell ill in 2008 aft