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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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1. ORGANIZATION

        Mead Johnson Nutrition Company manufactures, distributes and sells infant formulas, children's nutrition and other nutritional products. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company has a broad product portfolio, which extends across routine and specialty infant formulas, children's milks and milk modifiers, pediatric vitamins, dietary supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and products for metabolic disorders. These products are generally sold to wholesalers and retailers and are promoted to healthcare professionals, and, where permitted by regulation and policy, directly to consumers.