Seems like very different circumstances in the Chinese case. In that case, the condemned knowingly mixed a poison with milk intended for baby formula - IMO this crosses the line from negligence to murder.

But I agree, even if you don't go all the way to the point of executing offenders, making more execs personally liable when there are gross cases of neglect would be an improvement.

Meanwhile, in the US, the FDA publishes a notice that is written by the company: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety...

Read through and carefully notice things like:

> Cronobacter sakazakii is commonly found in the environment and a variety of areas in the home.

> It's important to follow the instructions for proper preparation, handling and storage of powder formulas.

...and paragraphs of text explaining how they test for this stuff and found no evidence of contamination.

It's also pretty infuriating that companies get to claim their recalls are "voluntary" when they're anything but. The agency comes to them, says "recall or we will" and the company gets to save face and call it voluntary and act like they're heroes.

By the time the FDA is involved, it's because the company didn't act voluntarily when it had evidence of product contamination.

Until Covid hit I had a friend who would go stores in the USA, Buy baby formula at retail price and re-sell it on WeChat to wealthier people in China who she'd mail it to. She actually made a decent margin, because they really don't trust the manufactures there.

why not both?