Hong Kong, Australia and the UK have set limits on the sale of baby formula.
BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China
The Manning brothers helped load some of the pallets of baby formula and water.
Pfizer will explore divesting its nutrition business, which sells baby formula, and its animal health business.
This has resulted in bulk buying of baby formula from other countries to sell for profit in China.
BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China
The Chinese government is attempting to solve the baby formula problem at home by strengthening its food monitoring system.
Pfizer will explore the spinout or sale of its animal health and baby formula businesses, the drug giant says.
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Yikes (the talking baby formula in general needs to be retired, and quickly).
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The first two recalled baby formula containing high amounts of aflatoxin, a fungal carcinogen probably introduced via the feed for cows.
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Meanwhile, Japan's recall of Meiji baby formula because of pollution by a radioactive substance has also raised a lot of concern.
There are four possible divisions that Pfizer could spin off: baby formula, over-the-counter products, veterinary medicine, and established products, which includes generic drugs.
This division is focused on making baby formula and milk products for older children and teenagers, such as Prenagen, Morinaga, Entrasol and Diabetasol.
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The state initiative coincides with Bloomberg's call for hospitals to lock away their baby formula and have nurses encourage new mothers to breastfeed.
The Dutch government is investigating a shortage of certain brands of baby formula, as well as potentially illegal exports of the products to China.
BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China
Pfizer stock is up 17% this year because investors hope Pfizer will decide to spin out businesses that sell baby formula and veterinary medicines.
Women who return to work can continue to breastfeed at night and in the morning while giving their baby formula milk during the day.
Heavily targeted items include baby formula, power tools, denim and DVDs.
"There was no baby formula on the shelves, " said one woman.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) unveiled an earnings report buoyed by nutritional sales like the flagship baby formula Similac in the emerging markets of China and India.
We grabbed clothes, diapers, water, baby formula and family photos and sought refuge in a hotel about 30 miles away that quickly filled up with other runaways.
One reason for the rise in Pfizer shares this year was that the company is openly talking about making divestitures, including one of its baby formula business.
They have managed to procure blankets, mattresses, baby formula and other basic essentials, but we don't expect that this is going to be possible for much longer.
Although there is not yet a recall in China, major online shopping platform Taobao has blocked Meiji baby formula from its search results, reports the China Daily.
The exceptions were breast milk, baby formula, and prescription medicine.
Barbara Ryan, the pharmaceuticals analyst at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note to investors that she expects Pfizer to at least spin off the baby formula and o-t-c units.
To counter this, other countries including Hong Kong and the UK have taken steps to limit the number of cans of baby formula customers can buy in a given day.
BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China
As I detailed in 2011, there is a big push for Pfizer, which is already divesting its baby formula and veterinary divisions, to split its drug division in two.
If your parents fed you baby formula when you were an infant, thank NASA. 99 percent of formula is made with an ingredient discovered while working on food for astronauts.
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For Soap.com, Lore and Bharara will employ the same merchandising strategy that they used to grow Diapers.com: lure in customers with fast delivery on low-margin goods--like baby formula and now, toilet paper--and then profit from higher-margin products like car seats and, with Soap.com, vitamins and beauty products.
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