China milk powder crackdown is tough medicine for doctors, sales representatives

By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A crackdown on corruption in China's infant milk formula sector has made sales representatives and hospital doctors fearful of talking to each other, putting a brake on marketing and possibly hitting revenue growth for foreign firms. Chinese media have repeatedly accused foreign milk powder makers, notably France's Danone SA , of paying bribes to medical staff in return for recommending their brands to new and expectant mothers. ...



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