Similac Advance
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Ross Products' infant formula fortified with Martek Biosciences' DHA, ARA fatty acid oils will be available by mid-April in food, drug, mass stores, Abbott Labs division says. Advance will come in 12.9 oz. and 25.7 oz. powder, 32 oz. ready-to-feed plastic bottle; formula will be priced at 15% premium over existing products. Ross says it has received FDA clearance for its GRAS petition, submitted Jan. 2; firm will be second to market fortified formula in the U.S. following Mead Johnson's launch of Enfamil LIPIL, reaching shelves this month (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 14, 2002, p. 3)...
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Similac Advance
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