| Australian pharmacies and grocery stores are running out of infant formula and China's black market may be to blame.
China's tainted milk scandal in 2008 killed at least six children, and sickened hundreds of thousands more.
Since then, separate cases of toxic milk have also been reported.
So, Chinese parents are taking no risks, especially under China's one child policy.
Australian media reports that Chinese tourists are scouting out high quality baby formula there. They bring it back to China where the product sells for almost twice the price.
That has left little for Australian mums. One reported she had to buy formula whenever she saw it because she couldn't count on a steady supply.
The maker of Australian formula Karicare said it has already quadrupled its production in recent years. It plans to up that by another 50% in the coming year.
Some Aussie stores have reacted to the run on baby formula by limiting the amount each customer can buy.
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