The Chinese government is attempting to solve the baby formula problem at home by strengthening its food monitoring system.
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.
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.
Yikes (the talking baby formula in general needs to be retired, and quickly).
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Meiji, which holds a 40% share in the baby-formula market, said the affected products were manufactured between March 14 and March 20, the period when the highest concentration of radiation was released in the air.
"It's about not having stocks of formula in the nurseries so parents can come by and say, 'I want some formula for the baby, ' and the staff will just hand them bottles of formula, " she said.
Women who return to work can continue to breastfeed at night and in the morning while giving their baby formula milk during the day.
Hong Kong, Australia and the UK have set limits on the sale of baby formula.
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The Manning brothers helped load some of the pallets of baby formula and water.
For some infants, a milk allergy can't be missed - as soon as the baby has infant formula he develops hives and swelling, but for others the reaction is delayed and causes chronic symptoms.
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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Pfizer will explore the spinout or sale of its animal health and baby formula businesses, the drug giant says.
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In Kelly's case, once the baby was admitted to the hospital, she began to use formula, fed through a syringe -- she was told to avoid bottles because the baby would reject the breast.
"There was no baby formula on the shelves, " said one woman.
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.
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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
Public concerns also remains over milk products, after a high-profile scandal involving the use of melamine in baby milk formula.
They often, for example, experience difficulty weaning babies onto formula milk once the baby is used to breast milk and they have to go back to work.
The exceptions were breast milk, baby formula, and prescription medicine.
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.
The limit for milk, baby food and infant formula is 50 becquerels per kilogram.
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More sleep: Formula milk is more difficult to digest for the baby so they tend to sleep 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.
She was happy to finally swear off the three daily pumping sessions that allowed her to keep her baby off formula after her maternity leave ended.
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.
The state initiative coincides with Bloomberg's call for hospitals to lock away their baby formula and have nurses encourage new mothers to breastfeed.
At baby showers in America, expectant mothers coo over cute onesies, baby sunglasses and cuddly toys, in China the most valued gift is imported milk formula.
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Fresh human milk, irrespective of whether it came from a mother who had given birth to a premature or a term baby, had the highest antioxidant capacity of any of the samples, and significantly more than formula milk.
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