Regulations in China
1. Infant formula
As widely expected, China requires infant formula to be registered under the provisions of Article 81 of the food safety law, though it has changed its stance on the production of infant formula by OEMs.
“This comes as no surprise given China's dairy industry development trends, most notably the heavy financial investment by Chinese manufacturers in overseas manufacturing facilities and the signing of some extremely high profile M&A deals over the last several months,” says O’Brien.