New baby formula debuts in HK

Junlebao Dairy Co Ltd, a leading yogurt producer in northern China, said it started selling its baby formula product in Hong Kong on Monday after two years of sales in the mainland’s market. By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang

Local confusion as China changes rules on infant formula

The booming Australian infant formula industry is seeking clarity from Chinese authorities on the new registration process to sell products into China, as players seeking to enter the market have been waiting 15 months for an audit ahead of receiving a licence.

Should Parents Be Worried About Nanoparticles in Baby Formula?

There’s a lot of stuff you’d expect to find in baby formula: proteins, carbs, vitamins, essential minerals. But parents probably wouldn’t anticipate finding extremely small, needle-like particles. Yet this is exactly what a team of scientists here at Arizona State University (ASU) recently discovered.

Police in baby formula probe on West Coast

Police investigating the 1080 baby formula threat spent hours on the West Coast yesterday collecting DNA samples, fingerprints and going through one activist’s computer.

Fonterra-Danone relations poor

It appears certain Fonterra has lost the giant French food company Danone as a customer for good following the impact of last year’s botulism scare.