Plans to run these blunt ads infuriated the politically powerful infant formula industry, which hired a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a former top regulatory official to lobby the Health and Human Services Department. (washingtonpost.com)
The infant formula industry is once again in the spotlight, after several pressure groups have independently criticised the marketing practices of baby milk suppliers, who spend more than US$ 7bn on promoting their products. (foodprocessing-technology.com)
With roughly 80 % of its sales generated in high growth emerging markets and 60 % in Asia, Pfizer's infant nutrition business is an attractive acquisition target for the other major players within the infant formula industry. (fdbusiness.com)