Nestle has not taken any measure to recall or stop the sale of the three-plus milk powder for child growth, head of Swiss food giant's public relations department He Tong said.
In a statement last week, Nestle China said the Iodine content in its milk powder for infant growth was "just a little" higher than China's national standard, which would cause no harm to infants.
The three-plus milk powder for child growth, produced by Nestle's joint venture Helongjiang Shuangcheng Nestle Co., was found listed in a child food quality survey report as "unqualified for containing Iodine higher than the national safety standard" set by east China's Zhejiang provincial industrial and commercial bureau last Wednesday.
The bureau asked its officials to investigate businesses that distribute unqualified food and temporarily confiscate unqualified food in the province.
Hearing the news, French retail giant Carrefour ordered its chain stores around China to remove the Nestle milk powder from shelves, followed many other supermarkets in the country.
The Chinese consumer association said Nestle China was given 15 days for offering explanation before the report was released last Wednesday, but the company seems to give no response, Xinhua news agency reported.
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