Topic: Asia
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged 1.5 billion dollars Monday to support family planning and nutrition programs in developing countries and prevent the deaths of women in childbirth and their young children. "It's not that the world doesn't know how to ...
Danone earnings up 3.7 percent in 2009 on strong revenue in baby food division, Asian demandFrench yogurt and bottled water company Groupe Danone SA on Thursday reported 2009 earnings rose 3.7 percent from the previous year, boosted by strong growth in its ...
China: No melamine in US-based Wyeth's baby formula despite complaints kids got kidney stonesQuality inspectors have found no melamine in infant formula produced by U.S. drug maker Wyeth, despite claims from about 20 families that said the milk caused kidney stones in ...
Beth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she received a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones had been found in Chinese baby formula, and parents should ...
FDA sets standard for melamine in baby formula higher than level found in US-made productTwo months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula. Now, however, they found a ...