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BEIJING \u2014 China’s national market regulatory agency has opened a formal investigation into whether the chemical formamide is present in baby diapers sold in the country, according to a report from state broadcaster CCTV on Monday.<\/p>

Three diaper manufacturers \u2014 Babycare, Huggies, and Bibabebe \u2014 have each stated that their own internal testing revealed no evidence of the chemical in their products. That information was reported by the Global Times, a tabloid publication operated under People’s Daily, China’s official state newspaper.<\/p>

The investigation is expected to draw in several additional government bodies, including the industry ministry, the national health commission, and the state disease control authority.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

China’s government market regulator has opened an investigation into the presence of formamide, a chemical compound, in infant diapers. Three major diaper brands have responded by saying their own internal testing found no trace of the substance. Multiple government agencies will participate in the probe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[837],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782119865323.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-m6M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60804,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/china-defies-us-oil-sanctions-issues-counter-injunction-for-five-refineries\/","url_meta":{"origin":84988,"position":0},"title":"China Defies US Oil Sanctions, Issues Counter-Injunction for Five Refineries","author":"Admin","date":"May 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"China's Commerce Ministry has issued an injunction blocking US sanctions against five Chinese oil refineries accused of purchasing Iranian crude. 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