Founded in 1905, Mead Johnson is currently the world's third-largest baby food manufacturer and a member of the S&P 500 index in the United States, and was acquired by Reckitt Benckiser Group for $17.9 billion in 2017. Mead Johnson's products lead the market in more than 50 countries, with a market share of 12% in Asia, second only to Nestle. In the first three quarters of 2016, Mead Johnson's market share was about 9.5%, ranking third in China's milk powder market. In 2004, Mead Johnson became one of the first batch of enterprises in China to "Pilot Project for the Construction of Safety Credit System in Children's Food Industry", which was promoted in the industry as a demonstration sample. Mead Johnson pioneered the industry in introducing a product tracking system and a digital anti-counterfeiting system to monitor the circulation of products.
 
Mead Johnson's specialty formulas are regularly recommended by pediatricians in the United States. In 1942, the Nutramigen product line was developed, the first hydrolyzed protein formulation in the United States. In this range, PurAmino Acid Milk Powder is suitable for babies with severe allergies to both cow milk protein and soy protein; Nutramigen® with Enflora™ LGG® Deeply Hydrolyzed Anti-Allergy Milk Powder with Probiotic LGG. Prosobee is a soybean milk series, suitable for babies who are allergic to animal protein; Enfamil A.R. is an anti-spitting formula, Gentlease is an anti-flatulence formula that is low in lactose and partially hydrolyzed, Reguline is an anti-digestive formula, and EnfaCare is suitable for preterm infants. In the field of nutrition for congenital errors of metabolism, Mead Johnson also has milk powder suitable for phenylketonuria, maple syrupuria, and homocystinuria.
 
At present, Mead Johnson special formula milk powder in Chinese mainland, including phenylalanine-free special formula milk powder, lactose-free formula imported from the Netherlands, premature infant formula powder and premature infant/low birth weight infant post-discharge formula powder, of which 400g canned lactose-free formula is priced at 128.5 yuan, and the formula price of premature/low birth weight infant after discharge is 191 yuan, but phenylalanine-free milk powder is usually not available on the market. Other special formulas that are not available at Mead Johnson in the Chinese market can be purchased in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.