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
Democratic accountability via free elections is the only lasting antidote for cadmium rice, melamine baby formula and other horrors.
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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Democratic accountability via free elections is the only lasting antidote for cadmium rice, melamine baby formula and other environmental horrors.
Government checks in September found melamine in baby formula and other milk products sold by more than 20 dairy companies.
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.
Observers say a 2008 scandal where the industrial chemical melamine was found in baby formula is driving the demand for foreign brands.
BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China
Mainlanders are blamed for shortages of baby formula and rising property prices.
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.
Sanlu was revealed just a few days later to have been selling tainted baby formula that caused thousands of infants to fall sick.
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.
In China, basic things such as uncontaminated baby formula, clean air, top-quality schools and private hospitals are luxuries, out of reach of many members of the middle class.
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.
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