Nestlé said yesterday that it was co-operating with an investigation launched by the Chinese government into possible competition violations in the mainland infant formula market, while local media reports say three other foreign baby milk producers are also being probed.
Nestlé said only that it was “actively co-operating” with an investigation by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which is charged with enforcing provisions of China’s 2008 antitrust law.
The Beijing Times reported that Abbott Laboratories, Danone and Mead Johnson Nutrition were also involved in the probe, along with Wyeth Nutrition, now owned by Nestlé.