Reckitt Benckiser in talks to buy Mead Johnson for $16.7 billion

😐 65.8 😊 34.2 (Reuters) - British consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc is in advanced talks to buy baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Co for $16.7 billion, in a deal that would take it in a new direction and boost its business in Asia.