Milk powder vending machine "**"

Some time ago, the news of powdered milk into the pharmacy was tumultuous, many consumers are very much looking forward to, and today the pharmacy selling milk powder has finally been realized, but in the past two days the machines selling milk powder actually collectively "strikes", the machine provider said, the reason why The reason for the suspension of sales is that the traceability information of milk powder is not perfect. Domestic experts said that pharmacies selling milk powder should have more specific implementation details.

Beijing pilot pharmacy vending machine sales milk powder pilot only four days on the entire line to stop. The body also posted the words “Since the system was tested, milk powder could not be sold for the time being”, but it did not show the unit’s payment. According to the pharmacy staff, sales consultants assisting customers in purchasing milk powder have also been withdrawn, in addition to the use of the machine. The supplier of the machine stated that in fact, the system did not malfunction. The reason why the sale was suspended was because the traceability information of milk powder was not perfect. At present, the company is re-introducing more detailed information on the origin of milk powder and other information, and give due consideration to the price issue, to meet the requirements of consumers, and then resume sales. There is no mechanical failure in the machine. It is the International Brand Management Center of the China Institute of International Trade that mainly pushes this action to stop sales for system maintenance. At present, the system is in the debugging stage, and it is normal to suspend usage. As for when the sale can be resumed, the person did not make a clear statement.

Previously, in the face of the continuously exposed problem of the safety of milk powder, the State Food and Drug Administration began to promote the management of infant formula milk powder. In response, the International Brand Management Center under the Ministry of Commerce proposed selling powdered milk through pharmacy vending machines to reduce circulation and ensure the safety of milk powder. However, this time the milk powder into the pharmacy process can be described as twists and turns, since the beginning of the listing due to a small variety, the price has no advantage and other factors are not optimistic about the industry, in the end, in addition to the listing date is postponed, the initial plan of Beijing 20 pilot pharmacies have shrunk to five.

Zhang Yongjian, director of the Food and Drug Industry Development and Supervision Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that pharmacies selling milk powder should have more specific implementation details. Zhang Yongjian said that it is not surprising that pharmacy milk powder vending machines are on strike because after all this is a new approach, and technical problems at the beginning are not unexpected. Because most countries have relatively strict administrative licenses, standards, and regulations for pharmacies, it is widely believed that pharmacy purchases will be more secure. Therefore, the sale of infant formula in pharmacies is actually a safer way for consumers. Security environment. As for what type of powdered milk can enter the pharmacy, Zhang Yongjian said that in terms of regulations, there should be a more specific implementation details, and the details should be open and transparent, so that ordinary people can understand what kind of infant formula is eligible to enter the pharmacy.