In a statement posted on its website earlier this week, Lenzburg, Switzerland-based Hero said that neither it nor the Chinese authorities had “found any evidence that Hero’s products on the market are unsafe for consumption or not in line with the defined standards.”
The comments follow the launch of an investigation by the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration late last month after television exposé raised concerns about the safety of Netherlands-manufactured Hero Nutradefense.
The report claimed that an importer had mixed expired milk powder into imported Hero Nutradefense before changing production and expiration dates and repackaging them.
A recall of Hero Nutradefense infant formula from shelves in Shanghai stores was also ordered.
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