Danone discloses impact of NZ scare
AAP French food giant Danone says third-quarter sales of its baby nutrition division will be lower because of the New Zealand milk powder botulism scare and it is considering compensation options. The...
View ArticleNutricia considers legal action
AAP Infant formula manufacturer Nutricia is considering taking legal action following the Fonterra botulism scare. Nutricia recalled all batches of its Karicare Stage 1 New Baby Infant Formula and...
View ArticleChina orders Abbott recall on milk scare
China has ordered US pharmaceutical company Abbott to recall some products in the country over a botulism scare centred on New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, authorities said Tuesday. Two batches of...
View ArticleFewer women in UAE breastfeeding babies
Fewer women in the UAE are opting to breastfeed their babies, with only 31 per cent continuing to do so until the babies reached five months. Dr Eeva Lisa Langille, head paediatrician and...
View ArticleKaricare Products now back on shelves
Friday, 30 August 2013, 9:27 am Press Release: Karicare Products now back on shelves Nutricia is pleased it has been confirmed that Karicare infant formula products that were affected by the Fonterra...
View ArticleChina Blocks NZ Milk Powder Over Botulism
4 August 2013, 11:14 China Blocks NZ Milk Powder Over Botulism Tweet Some brands of baby milk formula from New Zealand contain whey powder which could cause the food poisoning botulism, authorities...
View ArticleChina orders US baby formula recall in milk scare
Published August 06, 2013AFP Dumex baby formula from a batch that has been declared safe is pictured on shelves at a store in Beijing on August 5, 2013. China has ordered US pharmaceutical company...
View ArticleChina bans New Zealand milk powder in botulism scare
China has banned all imports of milk powder from New Zealand, after its main dairy exporter, Fonterra, found in some of its products a strain of bacteria that can cause botulism. China relies on New...
View ArticleWhat are you thinking, health minister?
Our national health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has enraged us here at IOL Lifestyle. We carried a report from the news agency AFP, quoting him as saying that the country will no longer distribute free...
View ArticleNutricia widens infant formula recall
>• Nutricia issued a wider recall of two of its products late Monday. • It changed recall from voluntary recall of limited batches of two Karicare products, to full, voluntary recall. • New Zealand...
View ArticleWhey protein contamination: information to parents and health advice (New...
(Source: New Zealand Government) Nutricia has recalled two lines of infant formula that may have been contaminated and is encouraging consumers to return any product they have or dispose of it:...
View ArticleResults from Malaysia buoy Fonterra
Revenue growing in a country with strong economic growth and an expanding middle class. Fonterra's Malaysian operation has doubled its revenue in local currency terms over the past five years. David...
View ArticleScope of dairy contamination unclear
A company with baby-care products potentially affected by a contaminated Fonterra ingredient does not know how much the scare will cost it and refuses to say if it will take legal action against the...
View ArticleFonterra admits baby formula milk contaminated with toxic bacteria
New Zealand dairy company recalls infant formula as exports to China come under threat Fonterra has recalled Karicare baby formula products in New Zealand. Photograph: AAP/David Crosling Infant...
View ArticleDairy threat unclear
LATEST: The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) doesn't know which potentially contaminated dairy products are, or have been, on sale here. The admission came today after MPI received new...
View ArticleNutricia Karicare formula tainted
Parents in New Zealand are being urged to stop using Karicare formula products for children aged from six months following contamination by a toxic bacteria. Fonterra announced on Saturday its whey...
View ArticleNew Zealand recalls dairy products over botulism fears
New Zealand's main dairy exporter, Fonterra, has found a strain of bacteria causing botulism in some of its products, including infant formula and sports drinks. It has led to a global recall of up to...
View ArticleSecond infant formula brand recalled
A second brand of infant formula is being recalled because of concern it could contain contaminated ingredients. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said it had received additional information...
View ArticleSecond Fonterra infant formula brand recalled
A second brand of Fonterra infant formula is being recalled because of concern it could contain contaminated ingredients. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said it had received additional...
View ArticleFonterra boss reassures over botulism scare
A Fonterra boss will not comment yet on why it took the company so long to make its botulism risk issues public. On Sunday night, Fonterra insisted that in the period since the issue became public, it...
View ArticleChina pushes breast-feeding as trust in formula wanes
The Associated PressBEIJING (AP)—With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. “I don’t trust baby...
View ArticleChina promotes breast-feeding amid tainted milk
Click photo to enlarge In this Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 photo, Chinese new mother Qi Wenjuan breastfeeds her 1-day-old son at Tiantan Hospital s maternity ward in Beijing, China. China s rates of...
View ArticleFree vaccination only for Sharjah children
A proof of residency within the emirate is now required to get children vaccinated in Sharjah, an internal regulation that is irking residents of other emirates. The move comes after Dubai recently...
View ArticleNew Zealand gov't names infant formula brand in Fonterra botulism alert
WELLINGTON - New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) on Saturday released details of one Fonterra-sourced product on the New Zealand market that may potentially contain a botulism-causing...
View ArticleFree vaccination for Sharjah children
SHARJAH ' A proof of residency within the emirate is now required to get children vaccinated in Sharjah, an internal regulation that is irking residents of other emirates. The move comes after Dubai...
View ArticlePM questions Fonterra's delay
Prime Minister John Key has questioned why Fonterra waited so long to sound the alarm on a botulism scare affecting products including baby formula. A dirty pipe is being blamed for the threat to New...
View ArticleFonterra at the centre of formula fury
Furious parents, exporters and officials are questioning why it took dairy giant Fonterra more than a year to identify and warn of a deadly bacteria possibly contaminating baby formula here and...
View ArticleFonterra finds botulism bacteria in dairy ingredient
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Fonterra , the world’s largest dairy exporter, said on Saturday it had found bacteria which can cause botulism in some of its dairy products, prompting China to recall...
View ArticleChina promotes breastfeeding amid tainted milk scare
Published August 09, 2013Associated Press New mother Qi Wenjuan breastfeeds her 1-day-old son at Tiantan Hospital's maternity ward in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) With her 1-day-old son...
View ArticleBreast Milk Contains Over 100 Ingredients Not Possible In Formula
Posted: July 19, 2012 That breast milk is best for babies is a widely known fact. Many infant formula manufacturers claim to be able to closely replicate the components of breast milk in their...
View ArticleFasting while breastfeeding is safe, research indicates
Sharjah: While breastfeeding mothers are not obliged to fast during Ramadan, especially if the mother fears it would affect her baby, a review of several studies undertaken worldwide to investigate...
View ArticleSuspect baby milk used in neonatal, children's wards
Hospitals have been using potentially contaminated baby formula in their neonatal intensive care units and children's wards. The two brands of baby formula have now been pulled from hospitals after...
View ArticleBreastfeed more during summer, mothers told
As part of Sharjah’s 'Baby-Friendly Emirate' campaign, advice for breastfeeding mothers in the excessive heat of summer has been issued by the campaign’s executive committee. With summer rapidly...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: the inherent risks of infant formula use
Many people do not understand is that the use of infant formula carries with it certain inherent risks that are primarily avoided by breastfeeding. The recent death of ten-day-old Avery Cornett, a...
View ArticleBan on 2 NZ baby milk products
SERIOUS ILLNESS: Bacteria in contaminated dairy products could lead to botulism KUALA LUMPUR: THE Health Ministry has imposed an import ban on two dairy products from New Zealand after the items were...
View ArticleSharjah to make life easier for new mothers
Sharjah Sharjah is set to become a baby-friendly emirate with a campaign focused on creating facilities to make life easier for mothers. Organisers said the aim of the Sharjah Baby-Friendly Emirate...
View ArticleSharjah to become totally baby-friendly by 2015
SHARJAH ' Sharjah launched the region's first-of-its-kind campaign to make it completely baby and mother-friendly by 2015 by providing privacy to mothers to breastfeed their children in public places...
View ArticleBreastfeeding rooms in Sharjah offices, parks
Sharjah: Sharjah will have breastfeeding rooms in offices, malls and parks, an official said. Dr Hessa Khalfan Al Gazal, Director of the Maternal and Child Health Centre, said women don't breastfeed...
View Article21% mothers in UAE prefer formula milk
One in five mothers in the UAE prefers to feed her baby with artificial milk instead of breast milk, according to the findings of a research announced by the Sharjah Baby-Friendly Emirate Campaign....
View ArticleTiny tots to learn benefits of breastfeeding
The importance of breastfeeding will be taught to school students in Sharjah as a subject, according to the emirate’s education council. Plans have been finalised to make breastfeeding a part of the...
View ArticleSharjah pushes breastfeeding drive
Following the international artificial milk contamination scare last month, the Sharjah Baby Friendly Emirate Campaign is asking mothers to stick exclusively to breastfeeding. Officials from the...
View Article>China promotes breast-feeding amid tainted milk
BEIJING (AP) — With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. "I don't trust baby formula," the...
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