Enfamil is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT), which acquired the brand on 15 June 2017 for $17.9 billion from Mead Johnson.[1][1] Before Reckitt, Enfamil was owned by Mead Johnson to 2017.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Enfamil is an infant formula brand introduced in 1959 by Mead Johnson, a company that had specialised in infant nutrition since 1905. Reckitt acquired Mead Johnson in 2017 for about $17.9 billion, a deal that later required large write-downs and led to the sale of the China business in 2021.
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Reckitt Benckiser acquired infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for $90 a share, its largest deal. The acquisition later required substantial write-downs and Reckitt sold the China infant nutrition business in 2021.
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1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Enfamil. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: Product has the potential to be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii.
Recalling firm: Mead Johnson & Company LLC
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The parent company of Enfamil is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Enfamil originated in the United States in 1959, but it is owned today by Reckitt, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Enfamil is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Reckitt completed its acquisition of Enfamil on 15 June 2017, after announcing the deal on 10 February 2017. The deal was valued at $17.9 billion (enterprise value).
Before Reckitt, Enfamil was owned by Mead Johnson until 2017.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Enfamil is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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