Up to 85
per cent of infant formula brands in the crowded China market could eventually vanish, and some Australian casualties are possible among the also - rans.
Thanks to BFHI and some regulation of the marketing of breastmilk substitutes, 48
per cent of infants in urban areas and 68 per cent in rural areas are now exclusively breastfed for four months, a 1994 survey found.
In 1985, only 4
per cent of infants were exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their lives.
And more strikingly, about 72
per cent of those infants are exclusively breastfed through four months of age, up from 25 per cent in 1990.
By eight months, just over 90
per cent of the infants were having daily finger foods, but 35 per cent of parents still felt that their children needed to be fully fed at meal times.
A follow - up showed that more than 80 per cent were still at the breast at age three months, contrasting with 66
per cent of infants artificially fed at age three months before the interventions began.
For instance, only 39
per cent of infants in developing countries are exclusively breastfed.
More than 95
per cent of infants in a large maternity unit in Costa Rica have successfully started breastfeeding following interventions carried out after 1977, compared to the situation before in which 20
per cent of infants were not breastfed at all.
In a recent trip to Kaula Bandar slum in Mumbai, India, Subbaraman's team found just 29
per cent of infants were vaccinated against common diseases, despite there being a free vaccination centre within walking distance.
One recent study found that out of 93 children with defects associated with Möbius syndrome, 34
per cent of those infants had been exposed to misoprostol, compared with just 4.3 per cent of the 279 infants in a control group.
Twenty - four per cent of the neonatal units were classified as high volume and 46.4
per cent of infants born at less than 33 weeks were born in hospitals with a high volume neonatal unit.
However, it's a big concern that nearly 15
per cent of infants still aren't taking up the free meal that they're entitled to.
In light of these figures, the Children's Food Trust has warned that nearly 15
per cent of infants still aren't taking up the free meal that they are entitled to, which it describes as a «big concern».
Overall, 43.9
per cent of infant pupils are taught in classes of 30 pupils.
Not exact matches
The
infant formula joint venture between Bega Cheese and Blackmores, which suffered a loss
of $ 14 million in 2016 - 17 is headed for its two - year anniversary with its products being sold at a 20
per cent discount at Chemist Warehouse and a cloud over its future prospects.
Swisse makes up about 42
per cent of the broader Health & Happiness business, which also operates an
infant formula and baby nutrition division under the Biostime brand.
Coles and Woolworths account for almost 90
per cent of all Australian
infant formula sales.
Sales
of a2 Milk's
infant formula have soared more than 300
per cent in four months to account for almost half
of the trans - Tasman dairy company's total revenue.
That data reveals that Blackmores has won just 0.1
per cent market share
of the total amount
of infant formula sold by Australian pharmacies, the equivalent to just $ 1.7 million
of annual sales.
Natures Way has only managed to win 0.4
per cent of the Australian pharmacy market for
infant formula.
Ms Holgate said the company waited to launch its
infant formula range across supermarkets, which account for 90
per cent of the Australian market, to ensure it had enough supply for Australian mums and dads.
The former chief executive
of infant formula marketer Bellamy's Australia is shifting her sights to quince paste, ice cream, pate and beyond after becoming managing director
of the ASX - listed company that owns a 48
per cent stake in Maggie Beer Products.
Wattle Health is acquiring a 5
per cent stake in Blend and Pack, which has the certification
of Chinese authorities to supply
infant formula into China.
In the April update, a2 said it was working with Synlait Milk - it has an 8.2
per cent stake - to increase supply for the rest
of the financial year to meet rising demand for its Platinum
infant formula product.
A2 said it was working with Synlait Milk, which it holds an 8.2
per cent stake, to increase supply for the rest
of the financial year to meet rising demand for its Platinum
infant formula product.
The losses were made public on Tuesday in the financial statements
of the 48
per cent owner
of Maggie Beer Products, ASX - listed company Longtable Group, which is now run by Laura McBain, a former chief executive
of infant formula company Bellamy's Australia.
Bellamy's — the biggest
of Australia's ASX - listed
infant formula companies — is hopeful it can get CFDA approval within six months, with the company confirming at its interim result last month it expected «zero» sales in the current half from Chinese label products, which represented about 15
per cent of annual sales in 2016 - 17.
«We've got a category that's growing absolute gangbusters,» he said, adding that goat's milk formula had secured about 10
per cent of the total
infant formula market in Australia, with nutrients found in goat's milk shown to help gut health and digestion.
Also on Wednesday, Wattle Health, another junior
infant formula company with big ambitions but tiny revenues, reported a $ 13 million bottom - line loss for the first half
of 2017 - 18 with revenues up 18
per cent to $ 661,261.
The
infant nutrition producer said based on its financial results for the first half
of its 2018 financial year, it is now expecting it will achieve 30 - 35
per cent revenue growth for its core business (excluding Camperdown) when compared to its 2017 financial year results.
It revealed on December 28 that it had agreed to acquire 51
per cent of Golden Koala Group from businessman Rongjun Zhao in its first foray into
infant formula.
Wattle's share price took off in July when Wattle was part
of a consortium with Hong Kong financial firm Masons, part
of the broader Genius Link Asset Management group which acquired 80
per cent of Melbourne
infant formula manufacturing facility Blend and Pack.
Sales
of Bubs Goat Milk
Infant Formula grew 63
per cent in the quarter, while sales to China grew 55
per cent in the period.
Up to 85
per cent of the 2500
infant formula brands competing in the lucrative China market could eventually be locked out under tough new regulations by authorities that came into force on January 1, with some Australian brands likely to be caught up in the global shake - out over the next few months.
The Wattle share price took off in July when Wattle was part
of a consortium with Hong Kong financial firm Masons, part
of the broader Genius Link Asset Management group, which acquired 80
per cent of Melbourne
infant formula manufacturing facility Blend and Pack.
Wattle has a 5
per cent stake in Blend and Pack, which has the capacity to produce 20 million tins
of infant formula annually.
Wattle has a 5
per cent stake in Blend and Pack which has the capacity to produce 20 million tins
of infant formula annually, based on a five - day week with daytime shifts only.
It makes
infant formulas, yoghurt, ice cream, and dairy - based drinks, and more than 50
per cent of sales are from fluid milk.
A2 has managed the channel well, and the A2 brand is consistently ranked as one
of the most sought - after
infant formula brands in the China market, where it is thought the group has about 3
per cent market share.
The Finnish boxes are part
of a wider scheme that helped reduce the number
of infants deaths from 10 percent to 0.2
per cent — one
of the lowest rates in the world.
The Lullaby Trust «s Judith Howard has been advising and helping parents who have lost children to sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS) for several years and has said: «Ninety
per cent of sudden
infant deaths happen in the first six months and we're now finding that when you get a death in the first month
of life, it's nearly always because the baby has been co-sleeping or bed - sharing with a parent.
Scientific evidence has shown that breastfeeding could lead to a 13
per cent reduction in deaths
of children under five if
infants were exclusively breastfed for 6 months and continued to be breastfed up to two years.
Although fats do not need to be restricted for
infants, KidsHealth.org recommends that by the age
of two, children should get only 30 to 35
per cent of their daily calories from fat.
On average, they hold or are within arms» reach
of their
infants 47
per cent of the time.
• Studies
of 156 cultures found that only 20
per cent promoted men's close relationships with
infants, and only 5
per cent with young children.
The intrinsic contamination by the highly pathogenic and heat resistant bacteria, Enterobacter sakazakii has been found in as many as 14
per cent of powdered
infant formula tins tested.
A study conducted by researcher at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children
of 2184 children determined that the risk
of asthma and wheezing was approximately 50
per cent higher for formula fed
infants when compared to their breastfed counterparts.
Mothers taking charge In Niger, where just 14
per cent of mothers feed their
infants only breast milk, UNICEF supports over 100 mothers» groups.
«In Australia less than half
of Australian
infants receive any breast milk at six months and only 18
per cent were being exclusively breastfed,» Prof Russell - Bennett said.
The number
of Key Stage 1 classes reported as having more than 30 pupils, but which met legal requirements (which allow
infant classes
of more than 30 in very limited circumstances) on the census day was 1,060 (from a total
of 54,790 classes), 1.9
per cent of all Key Stage 1 classes, up from 1.6
per cent in January 2010.