The price of some imported milk products has doubled in the last six months as a result of the peso?s devaluation and leading to a sharp drop in consumption by consumers. International milk company Nestl? held a press conference yesterday to highlight the risks of malnutrition caused by insufficient consumption of milk products. It cited World Health Organization recommendations for minimum milk intake of 160 liters a year per person, whereas the actual intake per capita in the Dominican Republic is being reduced to just half that amount. Other contributing factors to the high price of milk are the deficiencies in the national milk production sector, obliging the country to import large amounts of milk, on which importers pay a tariff of 20%. Nestl? also announced investments worth RD$181 million, aimed at improving the infrastructure of installations to increase exports of dairy products, principally to Haiti.