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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Angus Thompson

Baby formula could be price capped to fight soaring costs, UK competition watchdog says

Baby formula prices soared by up to 36 per cent over a two-year period -

Baby formula could be subject to price caps, the UK’s competition watchdog has suggested, in a bid to cut costs for vulnerable, young families.

In a report released on Friday, the Competition and Markets Authority has also proposed the government releasing its own, cheaper product to combat soaring prices as part of an array of measures to shake-up the tightly regulated market dominated by just a handful of players.

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