Baby milk powder products are still scarce in Dutch shops due to high overseas demands, one of the main Dutch manufacturers Nutricia said on Thursday.

Nutricia, producer of Nutrilon, on Thursday even apologized to Dutch consumers in a full-page ad in several newspapers for that lack of milk powder.

"In the Netherlands we are faced with an unprecedented demand for Nutrilon in recent months," states General Manager of Nutricia Christophe Wadel in the ad. "This increase is mainly attributable to the demand of parents outside the Netherlands."

In late April, the major manufacturers FrieslandCampina (Friso) and Nutricia (Nutrilon) had stated that the situation was under control, but the products seem to be still in short supply.

Also, in many Dutch supermarkets and drugstores, an upper limit was set to the number of packages that could be purchased per customer. Endi

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