A draft regulation to raise standards and improve supervision of domestic dairy products was approved in principle by the Cabinet yesterday amid a nationwide milk contamination scandal.

"The recent safety issue of dairy products, triggered by the Sanlu infant formula incident, shows the country is still weak in the production supervision process," said Premier Wen Jiabao, who presided over the executive meeting of the State Council.

"We must learn from it and control the whole process from the farm to the dining table."