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BRICs and beyond: Fresh concerns over food safety in China
19 January 2012
The Chinese New Year is marked on Monday (23 January) but the same old questions over the safety of food made in the country have reared their head once again. Contaminated milk at Mengniu Dairy has renewed consumer concern and infant-formula maker Synutra International found itself linked to the death of a baby boy. Chinese food makers are working on improving supply chains but there is still much more to do, as Dean Best reports.
CHINA: Tests prove no link to infant deaths - Synutra
13 January 2012
Chinese infant formula maker Synutra International said today (13 January) that government tests proved its products were not linked to the death of a child.
CHINA: Synutra CFO Yang resigns
30 August 2011
Chinese infant formula manufacturer Synutra International has announced the resignation of CFO Donghao Yang.
CHINA: Synutra books Q1 loss
10 August 2011
Chinese infant formula manufacturer Synutra has posted a first-quarter loss as a decision to stop selling industrial milk powder hit sales.
Category crunch: Infant formula in China - part 1
30 June 2011
just-food's latest category crunch looks at the infant formula sector in China, an industry often rocked in the last decade by concerns over product safety but one that domestic and international manufacturers believe has the potential for rapid growth. Petah Marian reports.
Category crunch: Infant formula in China - part 2
30 June 2011
In part two of just-food's category crunch on China's infant formula sector, Petah Marian reports on how product development has reacted to the fears over product safety.
CHINA: Synutra FY losses widen
15 June 2011
Chinese infant formula manufacturer Synutra saw losses widen during the 2011 fiscal year, as it was hit by a food safety scandal earlier in the year.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
18 February 2011
Yet more 2010 financial results this week but, with the likes of Nestle, Danone and Dean Foods reporting, the market was keen to hear how some of the largest manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic were dealing with the fragile economic recovery and with soaring commodity costs. In the retail sector, just-food took a look at Germany's grocery sector and we analysed why Nelson Peltz's Trian fund has tabled a US$7bn takeover bid for US retailer Family Dollar Stores. Click on the headlines to find out more.
FRANCE/CHINA: Synutra and Sodiaal join forces on infant milk
17 February 2011
Chinese powdered baby milk specialist Synutra is set to invest between EUR65m and EUR80m in building a production plant in the French region of Brittany.
CHINA: Synutra continues to feel impact of milk scandal
4 February 2011
Chinese infant food manufacturer Synutra International has said that it continues to feel the financial impact of unsubstantiated claims that its products caused premature breast growth in three infant girls.
CHINA: Synutra sales hit by media allegations
5 November 2010
Synutra International has said that false media allegations over the safety of its products had "significantly" hurt its second quarter.
CHINA: Mengniu denies Synutra smear campaign
21 October 2010
Chinese dairy company Mengniu has denied allegations that it spread rumours that baby formula made by rival Synutra International caused infant girls to grow breasts.
CHINA: Synutra sues over early development claims
1 September 2010
Synutra International is starting legal proceedings to get a formal apology from Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings following the television station's reports that its infant milk caused premature development in infants.
CHINA: Beijing clears Synutra in infant milk scare
16 August 2010
The Chinese Ministry of Health has found no clinical evidence to link Synutra's infant milk products and premature breast growth in three infant girls.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
13 August 2010
Concerns over the grain crisis in Russia trickled down through the financial results this week, with companies like Nestle and Sara Lee hinting at possible price increases due to increased commodity prices.
CHINA: Fonterra defends product safety amid Synutra link
11 August 2010
Fonterra has been forced to publicly defend the quality of its products amid allegations that Chinese customer and infant formula maker Synutra has sold milk powder that has caused premature breast development in three girls.
CHINA: Synutra slams "irresponsible" claims over unsafe formula
10 August 2010
Chinese infant formula maker Synutra International has hit back at "irresponsible" reports that allege a link between hormone levels in its milk powder to premature development and sexual precocity.
CHINA: Synutra International returns to profit
10 August 2010
Synutra International, the Chinese infant formula maker, has swung to a profit in its fiscal first quarter.
CHINA: Synutra narrows full-year losses
10 June 2010
Synutra International, the Chinese infant formula maker, said its market position is now gaining strength as it narrowed its full-year losses.
just the answer - Shu Kaneko, Emerald Dairy CFO
21 May 2010
Infant formula is a growing industry in China but, in recent years, it has not been without its problems. The 2008 melamine scandal, in which contaminated milk powder killed and sickened thousands of babies, rocked the sector - and damaged the reputation of some of the country's largest players. But, despite the promise of tougher regulation, the sector has still seen isolated incidents this year.
CHINA/US: Heinz faces "premium" for baby-food buys
28 April 2010
Heinz is looking for baby-food acquisitions in emerging markets but may have to pay "a significant premium" with interest in the category growing in China and India, a leading analyst has claimed.
CHINA: Losses narrow at infant formula maker Synutra
9 February 2010
Synutra International, the Chinese infant formula maker, has seen its third-quarter losses narrow after the company lapped its melamine-affected results of last year.
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