Chines netizens have recently expressed insights about food safety, as ignited by an Australian baby product with no Chinese ingredients. (Photo : Getty Images)
A "no ingredient from China" label found on an Australian baby product has ignited online debate among Chinese netizens, according to a Global Times article.
Photos posted on Tuesday by Sina Weibo user "chubashushu" show that Bellamy's Organic, a baby food product maker, put this statement in one of its products: "This product does not contain any ingredients from China."
The said netizen also wrote, "The Chinese food safety [problem] seems notorious," spurring heaps of interactions among Chinese Internet users.
One Weibo user commented that "[Chinese] should win credit for [food safety] by ourselves."
Meanwhile, Christina Cao, a representative of Bellamy's Organic in China, told the Global Times that the photos uploaded were probably not taken during the recent period.
The company's representative clarified that current Bellamy products carry the label, "Ingredients are 100 percent from Australia."
"Upon further investigation, I have been informed by Bellamy's that since Nov. 14, Bellamy's has discontinued this specific label," Sachin Ayachit, a certification manager at the North American Securities Administrators Association, said.
The firm provides certifications for companies who wish to prove that their products are organic.
Furthermore, Bellamy explained through a post on its official website that its products contain statements saying that they do not contain ingredients from China only because it is important to classify the firm's goods and products as "100 percent imported into China."
Bellamy further noted that labeling items as 100 percent imported significantly helps in attracting Chinese customers.
In China, the recent period has seen a continued increase in demand for foreign-made products, especially for baby merchandise.
Prior to this concern, Chinese netizens have been sensitive about food-related issues after a series of food safety scandals involving Chinese products.
