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Melamine in Chinese Baby Formula
Q: There is a lot in the news about the melamine found in Chinese baby formula/milk. It doesn’t look like anyone in the United States has been affected yet–but there may be some risk in larger cities with large Chinese populations. Is there any other possible risk to American consumers?
A: There have been so many food concerns over the past two years that really highlight the issues of globalization and inadequate regulatory budgets.
The FDA is warning parents and caregivers not to feed infant formula made in China to infants because of possible contamination with melamine, a chemical linked to tainted animal feed last year.
Melamine artificially makes milk appear to have more protein; it can cause kidney diseases such as those seen in the Chinese infants. Do what is safest for your infant. Only buy formulas from manufacturers that have met the FDA’s requirements for marketing infant formulas. These are: Abbott Nutritionals, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Nestle USA, PBM Nutritionals. Look for these names on the formula’s label.
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I agree with Jas Rees. As a general response to the article, don't be so sure we aren't affected. See 5th paragraph of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_pet_food_recalls
In a teleconference with reporters on 1 May, officials from the FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture said that between 2.5 and 3 million people in the United States had consumed chickens that had consumed feed containing contaminated vegetable protein from China.[13]
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If you are able to breast feed than forget about formula. Why choose anything artificial over nature anyway?
No crash dieting when breast feeding though as when you lose fat somehow the toxins cross over into breast milk Dr. Brent maybe able to explain better.
If you breastfeed you will be able to eat more calories or you will lose weight naturally anyway - I have experienced this when I was breastfeeding.
Don't ingest artificial sweeteners i.e. aspartime whilst breast feeding though, as terrible for bub.
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Breastfeed! No colic, no prep time, no temperature problems, no sanitation worries.
Good teeth and jaw development, great bonding and security.
Easy. My mother did, against fashion in the 40's, and after watching her nurse the 7 of us, it was completely natural for me.
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Breast is best!
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