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Swiss food and nutrition giant Nestle plans to shell out $11.9 billion to buy Pfizer’s nutrition unit, whose products include baby formula brands SMA and Promil.The division is expected to reel in $2.4 billion in sales this year and gets 85% of its revenue from emerging markets, whose large and rapidly growing populations are a key target for Nestle. Pfizer has the fifth-largest infant formula    .. more …

* Swiss giant closing in on $10 billion infant milk deal * Agreement with Pfizer (BSE: PFIZERSL.BO – news ) seen likely by end-April * Focus may shift to Danone (Milan: DNN.MI – news ) if it loses out on Pfizer unit * Pfizer deal would make Nestle No 3 in Chinese formulamarket * Nestle (BSE: NESTLE.BO – news ) shares down 0.3 pct, Danone up 1.0 pct (Adds further details and updates shares) LONDON,    .. more …

Pfizer Inc. PFE-N is near a deal to sell its baby formula business to Swiss food giant Nestlé SA for at least $9-billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said Nestlé appears to have outstripped Danone and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., who had teamed up for a bid, and that a deal could be announced as soon as next week.    .. more …

ScienceDaily (May 2, 2012) — A paper published May 2 in Biology of Reproduction describes the effects of brief prenatal exposure to plant estrogens on the mouse oviduct, modeling the effects of soy-based baby formula on human infants. The results suggest that exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the womb or during childhood has the potential to affect a woman’s fertility as an adult, possibly    .. more …

Nestl ‘s (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY.PK ) announcement of its acquisition of Pfizer ‘s (NYSE: PFE ) infant nutrition business for $11.9 billion Monday will solidify the Swiss-food giant’s position as the world’s largest provider of baby milk products.News of Nestle’s nestled-deal sent shares up 1 percent.The deal for Pfizer’s SMA, Promil and S-26 Gold baby-milk formulas, the biggest to-date for the Nestle    .. more …

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc , which last week agreed to sell its baby formula business for almost $12 billion, is on the hunt for companies with promising new treatments for diabetes, cancer and neurological conditions, and willing to spend $4 billion or more apiece, company Chief Executive Ian Read said. “I have no interest in a massive consolidating deal,” Read said in an interview, referring to    .. more …

Baby formula isn’t the only way to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission. A nipple shield could be cost-effective and healthier.HIV infects 400,000 children each year, and breastfeeding greatly increases that possibility, according to the Science and Development Network.If breastfeeding is too risky, is formula the best alternative? The answer might not be what you expect. Mothers who have sore    .. more …

With all the stories about the impurities and contaminants in our water, it’s reasonable to examine whether using tap water to make baby formula is safe.There are several issues or causes for concern. One of them is a short-term, and the others are more of a long-term concern.In the short term, the issue is whether there are excessive nitrates in the water.Excessive nitrates usually happens if    .. more …

Where do you get your baby formula water? Did you know that babies are very susceptible to contaminants found in tap water? That is why it is important to use only clean, safe, and pure water for baby formula. Babies depend on you for proper care and nutrition. That is why it is crucial that you use baby formula water that has been properly purified and free from contamination.What is in tap water    .. more …

Breastfeeding advocacy groups have launched a campaign to pressure Ohio hospitals to stop handing out baby formula to new mothers.Many hospitals continue to include formula samples in the goodie bags they send home with new moms. And Dee Keith of the Ohio Breastfeeding Alliance says the formula samples send the wrong message to women who are just learning how to breastfeed.”It sends the message    .. more …