Parliament: Stricter rules passed for health claims and sale of food, infant formula milk
SINGAPORE – Stricter rules on labelling and advertising of food, including formula milk for babies, were passed in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 7) together with provisions allowing the authorities to act more quickly on food recalls.
By: TOH EE MING
Source: Today Online
Link: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/laws-sale-food-amended-rule-changes-infant-formula-milk-labels
Bubs launches its goat milk infant formula on Tmall, its shares go nuts
Bubs Australia shares jumped after the organic baby food and infant formula maker announced it was selling its products on the Chinese-language Tmall from ecommerce giant Alibaba.
By: CHRIS PASH
Source: Business Insider Australia
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bubs-launches-its-goat-milk-infant-formula-on-tmall-its-shares-go-nuts-2017-10
Troubled Bellamy's infant milk maker fined for failing to disclose downgrade to the Australian stock exchange
Troubled infant milk maker Bellamy’s Australia has paid a penalty of $66,000 for allegations it failed to warn the Australian stock exchange when it knew it would drastically downgrade revenue.
By: Sarina Locke
Source: ABC Rural
Investors lash Bellamy's as it swings into the red
Infant formula company Bellamy’s Organics was punished by investors on Friday as it swung to a net loss of $809,000 after a turbulent 12 months, and warned challenges remain. By Darren Gray.
Sheng Siong launches Australian infant milk formula selling for under $30 for a 900g tin
Amid calls for more affordable infant formula options here, supermarket chain Sheng Siong on Thursday (Aug 24) launched a new formula milk range from Australia, priced between $25.50 and $29.50 for a 900g tin.
Synlait milk says US approval for 'Grass-Fed' infant formula will take longer
Synlait Milk, the NZX-listed milk processor, said regulatory approval for its ‘grass-fed’ infant formula in the US is taking longer than expected.
China deadline for dairy exporters of infant formula
The clock is ticking for Australian infant formula producers to complete a suite of new regulatory hurdles, in order to be able to keep selling their powder in China after January 1.
Nutrition claims, 'idealised' images on milk tins must go
Infant milk powder tins will soon have to change their labels to remove nutrition and health claims and «idealised» images, under stricter advertising and labelling restrictions by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA).
China's dairy giant Yili to bid for Danone's Stonyfield
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, China’s biggest food and dairy group, plans to bid for the entire stake of Stonyfield, an organic yogurt producer that Groupe Danone holds a majority stake, for about 5.9 billion yuan ($850 million), Yili announced on Wednesday. By Yang Yang
Mothers shocked about formula milk companies' marketing costs
Housewife Kay Park, 41, wanted to see a pediatrician, but on three occasions, she ended up meeting a formula milk company’s marketer in the hospital clinic first. The representative from Dumex, she said, was «persistent».