No control on milk prices
Published on: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Kuala Lumpur: The Government has no plans to control the prices of baby milk products in the country.Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Deputy Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said control of prices of the products would result in a conflict in the policy of encouraging breastfeeding as stipulated by the Health Ministry.She said the hike in the prices of baby milk products lately was outside the control of the government due to Malaysia's dependence on the supply of milk from abroad and the increase in the price of the products in the United States.
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"Malaysia is not a milk producer. The supply from outside is subjected to the movement of prices in the global market. Only four per cent of milk is locally sourced while the rest is imported."Among the factors causing the hike in milk prices is the hike in the price of milk in the United States. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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