Nish said he had spent A $150 to buy a can of A2 milk powder. (photo No. 9)
Australian milk powder crisis continues to ferment, some parents called on government to intervene.
Some parents say they have run as many as 30 stores in a row to try to find "rations" for baby.
Perth's mother, Nish (Louise Nish), is one of the thousands of parents. Near her place of residence, she struggled to find formula for her child.
"I can only drive to grocery stores and department stores, but it's really hard for me, especially with two kids," Nish told Radio 9.
"so then I started calling, calling 40 to 50 stores at once."
Nish's children drink A2-branded infant formula. For the "yellow cow" that resells milk powder, it is the hottest milk powder.
"I had to go to Gumtree to buy milk powder. In order to feed my son, I had to buy a can of milk for A $150. I don't want to, but I have no choice. I only have two bottles of milk left. " She said.
Nish (right) and the child. (photo of Channel 9)
Both Coles and Woolworths have now tightened the order, limiting each customer to two cans at a time. Other stores, however, have not imposed any "restrictions" on purchases.
A video filmed at a pharmacy in Perth shows customers stocking their baskets with formula.
The Ministry of Agriculture, (Department of Agriculture), said more than 10 kilograms of dairy products were subject to permission to export. Anyone who breaks the law faces up to 12 months in prison. But law did not limit shipments of a small amount of formula overseas.
Nish says the, (government) needs to do more to end the mess and stop baby milk from being shipped.