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Well, the FDA has found traces of melamine in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula.
Just last month the FDA said it was unable to identify a safe melamine exposure level for infants, yet they are stating parents should not stop using formula. Is this because of corporate pressure, or because some parents simply must use formula, and the FDA does not want to panic them?
The AP uncovered previously undisclosed test results through the Freedom of Information Act.
... the FDA has detected melamine in a sample of one popular formula and the presence of cyanuric acid, a chemical relative of melamine, in the formula of a second manufacturer.
Separately, a third major formula maker told AP that in-house tests had detected trace levels of melamine in its infant formula.
The three firms—Abbott Laboratories, Nestle and Mead Johnson—manufacture more than 90 percent of all infant formula produced in the United States.
However, the FDA stated that the melamine was a result of manufacturing, not added deliberately. Melamine can be used to artificially raise the detected protein level of something it is added to.
This makes sense, as the only intentional melamine contamination has come from China, and no U.S. approved baby formula is manufactured in China or uses Chinese ingredients.
Still, while the FDA says don't panic, it might be wise to err on the side of caution, at least until FDA tests of melamine on animals determines a safe exposure level.
Posted November 26th, 2008 by Michael Santo
I agree! Manufacturers are becoming too greedy! I have a 6 month and she started drinking formula at about 5 months old and eating baby food and this is all we as parents need to worry about! Not all mothers have the luxury of being stay at home breastfeeding moms!
Mothers should be home breast feeding their child, and then after the age of one given softened food, again at home.
Obviously Robert is a man with no clue how difficult it can be to breastfeed a child. SOME women have to work. SOME women have a low supply and either have to choose between giving formula or starving their baby. SOME women cannot breastfeed due to their own illness that can be passed to their baby if they do breastfeed! Get a clue, ROBERT, and don't judge formula-feeding moms until you know their situation!
Make food safe
We need to do all we can to make baby formula safe. It will have devastating effects on parents and children if babies are harmed to to formulas because some producers were neglecting safety procedures due to greed.
Make baby food safe.