When speaking about the growing nation of China, we acknowledge both its unique and sophisticated culture built upon centuries of civilization and its recent upbringings in the world markets. Known for its cheap production costs, everything is “Made In China“; however, what is the cost of producing both low-priced and attractive goods?
Apparently Sanlu Group believes it’s the lives of our own flesh. The company’s ploy to sell milk powder containing melamine, a chemical that enhances protein content, ended in the tragic deaths of a handful of babies. But what is to be emphasized is not simply the physical deaths of these babies, but rather a much more powerful SOS signal bringing consumers’ attentions to the indecent nature of the company’s actions. It is clearly unethical to provide babies with chemically-induced milk powder that has proven to be detrimental to health, yet companies continue to utilize such methods to produce at a lower cost.
Through Sanlu Group’s indisputable punishments for its deviance from business integrity and ethics, we must as consumers send a serious message to other manufacturers that putting lives at danger will result in harsh consequences and tainted reputations.