White House intervened after panicked parents emptied supermarket aisles as leading manufacturer recalled products 

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, women's and mothers' organisations are calling for Government to 'safeguard and promote the health of the next generation'

Ireland has become China’s second largest supplier of infant formula, according to Bord Bia.

The boom in infant formula exports to China last year contributed to pre-tax profits at Limerick based Wyeth Nutritionals more than doubling to $165m (€155m).

Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has boosted its stocks of condensed milk and infant formula in Greece in anticipation of stockpiling by consumers.