Half the formula sold in China dominated by foreign brands.
A baby food company owned by the giant food and beverages from France, Danone, investigating allegations of bribery by the company that the hospital staff in China so that they use the product.
Crew Dumex baby milk brand companies accused of paying doctors and nurses in the northern city of Tianjin to sell their formula products.
Dumex said they were "very surprised" by the allegations aired by the state TV station, China Central Television, on Sunday (15/09), then.
The report quoted a former sales manager Dumex unnamed.
China is currently the focus follow the cases of corruption in the health market value totaling U.S. $ 350 billion.
Several investigations targeting foreign companies, including pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline ClickBritain .
Beijing also has been investigating alleged price monopoly by foreign infant formula producers, forcing Nestle and Danone Click thelower the price some of their infant formula products in China.
Increased demand for foreign brands in China after the tainted milk scandalClick in recent years led to distrust of local consumers to local producers.
According to some estimates foreign brands now control about half the sales of baby milk in China.
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