Tag Archives: Milk Powder

One netter ordered 2 boxes of Nankid milk from Shopee, and her delivery was fulfilled by J&T Express on 26 May 2021. When the J&T lady came to her door, she just anyhow throw the package in front of the netter’s gate, pressed the bell and left. “Box was torn, …

With regard to the prices of infant milk powder, I hope the Government can also look into reducing the prices of nutritional drinks for the elderly. Many of the elderly may have difficulty eating nutritionally-sufficient meals because their swallowing muscles have weakened. Hence they need nutritional milk, such as from the Ensure brand, to get sufficient nutrition as part of their diet. The cost per tin, however, can be high — around S$40 and above — so it would be appreciated if the appropriate body could look into this.

I Saw this Similac Gain Plus Stage 3. in JB Aeon. The price is about RM130 before discount for a 1.8kg tin. Similarly, SG is selling close to $90 which i just bought at Sheng Siong. What is really shocking is that Similac from AEON JB is now Product of Singapore!!! So a product of Singapore is being exported out to Malaysia and is being sold much more cheaper than in the production country of Singapore.

A Singaporean woman got cheated of almost $9000 after spending it on 150 tins of milk powder. She lodged a police report after failing to contact the sellers who disappeared with her money. She chanced upon a couple who were selling milk powder online for at least 20% cheaper. She trusted them as she had smooth transactions with them before, and later started a spree with 14 other mothers. This time, however, the sellers gave excuses like having car break down and other management issues. They gradually became uncontactable after receiving the money. As a result, the woman was misunderstood for cheating other mothers of their money. She even had to borrow from her mother-in-law to return them the money and make them appeased. Walao eh, milk powder also want to cheat.

Are our hospitals really backward? Private hospitals do not accept sponsorships or payments from infant formula milk makers to offer their brands to new mothers but allow them to sponsor activities which educate patients on baby care and nutrition. What is the total sum in dollar terms of all the milk powder companies’ activities in all the hospitals? One source told me that an estimate may be close to $10 million a year. Furthermore, none of the private hospitals offering maternity services has obtained BFHI certification. In view of the above information – why is a world class healthcare nation like Singapore, arguably, so backward in this regard? Transparency please?

Who are the middle men of these aggressive marketing? Why, the private hospitals, of course! The manufacturers sponsored the hospitals in order for them to carry their products. This is in line with the perception that what the hospital recommends for the baby is what parents will buy and stick to. Thus, by pushing their products on to the hospitals, the manufacturers can ensure a steady stream of parents buying the milk powder, because, after all, what the hospitals recommend are always good for the baby. Private hospitals must also do their public duty, and that is not to particularly push one milk powder over another, just because there is financial gains at the end of the day for the hospitals.

The prices of infant milk powder have been in the spotlight most recently, with several MPs voicing their concern. This concern is borne out from the fact that the prices have increased at nearly twice the pace of nominal median income. Many families have already complained and asked for help in relation to this issue. That the milk powder is a necessity, but prices have increased so dramatically, that people are forced to buy at the expensive price. Families with young children typically now have no choice but to spend more on sustaining their family. While the authorities is looking into this, the hope that prices will be lowered to previous level are not that high. After all, who would want to reduce the prices, if people are still forced to to buy, and will buy the products.

In her mitigation, she had claimed that she committed the offence as the family was in financial difficulties. No mention on what her husband was working as. With 5 children, and the wife herself not in a job, then financial difficulty is not that unexpected. Maybe more can be done to help the family financial wise. Were they even told where to get help? Desperate, with no help on the horizon, is it any wonder that the housewife was forced to commit the crimes that she did?

Government advocating for Singaporean couples to have more babies. But with the price rising to astronomical heights, how can most people afford it? The baby bonus is a help, but not much, when all costs are considered. Milk powder is a necessity, how can we avoid not paying for such necessity? So, for those who always say that price increase is a way of life, consider this. Is a 120% increase of price in just 10 years justifiable?

A 34 year old man have been arrested by the police for his suspected involvement in a series of milk powder thefts from supermarkets all over Singapore. This all stemmed from a police report lodged on 6 March, that indicated that 24 tins of milk powder had been stolen from a supermarket along Turf Club Road. Incredibly, when police raided the suspect's residence, a further 200 tins of milk powder were also found. Possible case of stealing the milk powders and selling it to make money? So desperate to make money to live in expensive Singapore?