Milk tea brand pulled from shelves in China after alarm its packaging resembles detergent bottles

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A brand of milk tea has been pulled from the shelves in China due to the striking resemblance of its packaging to laundry detergent bottles, after alarmed consumers feared it could mislead children into drinking cleaning liquid. The Thai-style milk tea, produced by Nanyeli Thai Food Restaurant in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, eastern China, is packaged with Thai characters printed on...

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The two products were so similar looking that an online panic began after it was pointed out on social media.A brand of milk tea has been pulled from the shelves in China due to the striking resemblance of its packaging to laundry detergent bottles, after alarmed consumers feared it could mislead children into drinking cleaning liquid.

The unusual bottle design caused heated online discussions on Weibo over the weekend, with internet users debating the resemblance to laundry detergent.But many others said the packaging choice was too similar and posed dangers for young children. The local market supervision authority said that they would launch an investigation into the packaging.

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