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How much of a toxic, even deadly chemical can be in your baby's formula and still have it be okay? If you said "none," than you and I are on the same page. Unfortunately, it seems not everyone agrees. "The levels that we are detecting are extremely low," said Dr. Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. He went on to say that the evidence of melamine that they've found "so far are in the trace range, and from a public health or infant health perspective, we consider those to be perfectly fine."That was the comment after it was revealed that trace amounts of melamine -- the same chemical that was found in baby formula in China -- were found in infant formula from the three largest U.S. producers. Together, Abbott Laboratories, Nestle, and Mead Johnson make over 90% of all formula produced domestically.
In October, the FDA said that the organization "is currently unable to establish any level of melamine and melamine-related compounds in infant formula that does not raise public health concerns." That's a wee bit different from the current statements that seem to indicate the trace amounts they've found are harmless.
Personally, I suspect that what they've found really isn't a problem, but I would hope that it serves as a wake-up call for the producers to find better ways to make sure their products are not contaminated.
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11-28-2008 @ 3:27PM
jhoetzl said...I am so angry/disgusted at this information.
In a USA Today Article from the AP, on 10/6/2008
"FDA: Tiny bit of melamine OK in most foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tiny traces of melamine, the chemical that has set off a global food safety scare, are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula, U.S. government experts said Friday."
So, in October, no trace amounts in baby formula was acceptable. A little over a month later, it is fine. Are they nuts!?
I'd really like to see a full recall and a much further investigation into these companies.
Anyone else have any ideas on how to get something done about this?
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12-01-2008 @ 2:23AM
mary Patrick said...This is truly disgusting. How is this acceptable? As I heard a doctor comment on the national news this eve, "It probably will not harm the child." Would he give his child (grandchild) the formula?
12-09-2008 @ 9:26AM
ilona said...i called abbott the maker of similac 2 weeks ago before the story broke...about their organic formula..just to be on the save side..with pesticides growth hormone and other trash in regular formula anyway......the lady keept saying dont worry there are no milk products from china in the formula...than i asked her what about other stuff from china ..not milk other things that are in formula ..she said verbatum...yes there are some ingrediends from china ..but only from reputable sources.....our FDA is bought by corporations ...now they are screwing our babies ...imagine the fda recalled the formula ...than they would be bankrupt also ...so they rather put our new borns at risk ..thank good my daughter in law can breast feed right now......we the people need to demand at least for our children save products ...two babies already died in new mexico..they said it was a bacterium in themilk/formula powder.....i bet you it was melamine....
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12-13-2008 @ 10:58PM
Sooki said...This is absolutely digusting. I don't trust the FDA or these manufacturers. All I can say is Breast Feed if you can. We don't need their stinking garbage.
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