Cancer-causing toxin found in baby formula

A cancer-causing toxin has been found in baby formula in China, the latest quality problem to hit the dairy industry since a 2008 poison scandal that killed six infants.

Aflatoxin was found in five batches of Nanshan Bywise brand formula made last year by Hunan Ava Dairy Industry in Hunan province’s Nanshan city that were being sold in Guangzhou.

The five problem batches were boxes, bags or tins of powder weighing between 400g and 900g and manufactured between July and December last year.