Nutricia North America

Nutricia North America is a specialized medical nutrition company. It is part of the Medical Nutrition Division of Groupe Danone, Paris. Nutricia manufactures products used in the management of severe allergic and gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic conditions as well as other conditions requiring nutritional therapy, including autism and intractable epilepsy.

Among other products, Nutricia manufactures Neocate, the first amino acid-based, hypoallergenic formulas for the dietary management of milk protein allergy available in North America. The company also manufactures Lorenzo's Oil, the treatment for a rare neurological disease called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) that was featured in the 1992 movie Lorenzo’s Oil with Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte. Nutricia provides Lorenzo’s Oil to patients at cost.

History of the Company
Nutricia North America, Inc. (formerly known as SHS North America) was established in 1983. From 1983 until 1997, the company was a subsidiary of Royal Numico N.V. In 2007, Royal Numico was purchased by Groupe Danone, Paris. Nutricia North America is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

See Also
Milk allergy
Phenylketonuria
Ketogenic Diet
SHS International

References
Company Snapshot - BusinessWeek
Company Overview - BioPortfolio
Danone 2007 Annual Report
Danone Offers $17 Billion For Food Firm Numico - Reuters
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods
The Myelin Project

External Links
Nutricia North America Web Site