Spring Sheep Milk gets SAMR approval for Chinese label formula

Spring Sheep Milk gets SAMR approval for Chinese label formula
Spring Sheep’s chief executive Nick Hammond. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Spring Sheep Milk Co has been given the green light by authorities to sell its Chinese-label infant milk formula in retail channels across China.Founded nearly 10 years ago and 50% owned by Pāmu, Spring Milk has grown to be the largest sheep dairy group in the Southern Hemisphere, with 17 farmers milking more than 15,000 sheep.China’s market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), approved the company's distribution of sheep infant formula, Follow-on Formula, and Toddler Milk drinks (stages 1-3) in that...

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