Published: Aug 23, 2012

The Malaysian Health Ministry is amending the existing food regulations to include recommended minimum and maximum iodine levels in infant formula.

Published: Aug 21, 2012

China has returned more than 70kg of imported Heinz infant formula products to Australia as they contained high levels of vitamin B2, which could result in adverse health consequences, according to China's top quality watchdog.

Published: Aug 21, 2012

More problems with infant formula milk powder have been found in China, but this time it's not domestic dairies but imports that are being blamed.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Which? consumer group has called for tighter marketing and reduced fat and sugar in children’s food, after its study found high levels of fat and sugar in cereal bars.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Hong Kong has issued a health alert, cautioning parents not to give their babies six powdered infant formulas imported from Japan as they have low iodine levels, which could lead to adverse health effects.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

The New South Wales Food Authority has released a statement to confirm the safety of Nestle’s infant formula after allegations were made against Nestle’s NAN H.A 1 Gold.

Published: Aug 14, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority has confirmed the safety of a re-formulated Nestlé infant formula product following consumer complaints that the new recipe was making children ill.

Published: Aug 14, 2012

Hong Kong plans to soon introduce laws on nutritional labeling of baby food, in response to the recent report that imported infant formula from Japan contained less iodine than recommended.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Hong Kong plans to test babies over concerns two brands of Japanese infant milk formula were iodine-deficient.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Nestlé Australia has ordered tests on its recently re-formulated Nestlé NAN H.A. 1 Gold infant formula after it received a number of complaints from parents that the 'new, improved' product was making their children ill.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Children who consume a healthy diet during childhood may have slightly higher IQ scores than those who are fed on diets of unhealthy diets of ‘junk food’, according to new research.

Published: Aug 03, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Mixing micronutrient powder into infants’ complementary food reduces rates of anaemia more effectively than nutrition education alone, a new study has concluded.

Published: Aug 03, 2012

The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) is spearheading action on 20th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW 2012). Come 1-7 August.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Australian children breast fed in the first six months of life are at an increased risk of developing a parent-reported nut allergy, a study has found.

Published: Jul 27, 2012

A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States.

Published: Jul 27, 2012

Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's biggest exporter of dairy products, has named long-serving director John Wilson as its next chairman, replacing Henry van der Heyden.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Katy Askew

US infant formula group Mead Johnson has lowered its full-year sales outlook, citing a slowdown in Chinese demand.

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The US government attempted to interfere with Vietnamese legislation relating to infant formula advertising, a letter has revealed.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The International Formula Council (IFC) has refused to support the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-lodged petition that could see bisphenol A (BPA) banned in infant formula packaging in the US.

Published: Jul 18, 2012

Education plays a vital role in changing taste and preferences. It has been observed that consumption of baby food is higher in families where both the parents are educated and working.