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NEWS ABOUT: baby formula

baby formula stories: 8 news summaries
OPINION

It's Time to
Put the Breast Pump Away

The mommy wars should be fought over leave time, not formula

Apr 3, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - We may have taken the "breast is best" argument too far, writes Judith Warner on her New York Times blog. The evidence for the superhuman benefits of breast milk over formula isn't so clear-cut, after all, and it's not worth it to guilt women into pumping when the real... More »

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women's rights • breast milk • baby formula • maternity leave • breast pump

(Newser) - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel have been found in several brands of powdered baby formula, according to a CDC study. The chemical, perchlorate, has also been found in several cities’ water supplies; if that water is combined with contaminated formula, it could exceed the level of perchlorate... More »

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study • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • chemicals • chemical • thyroid • baby formula • perchlorate

FDA Sets Safe Levels for Melamine in Baby Formula

Officials recently said they couldn't do so

Nov 29, 08 9:09 AM CST
(AP) - Less than two months after federal food regulators said they couldn’t set a safety threshold for melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in US-made batches of the product. FDA officials yesterday set a threshold of one part per million... More »

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FDA • melamine • baby formula

 Docs Double Daily Dose of D 

Vitamin deficiency in young children is more prevalent than many parents suspect

Oct 13, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have a new prescription for kids: double the vitamin D. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that infants, children, and adolescents take twice the daily dose, or 400 IU, of the vitamin previously suggested, the Boston Globe reports. More prevalent than many parents realize, vitamin D deficiency (common... More »

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fortified milk • breast feeding • vitamin D • baby formula • dietary supplement

 Toxic Milk Poisons 6,000 Babies 

Outrage over escalating scandal as 3 die

Sep 17, 08 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The toll from contaminated infant formula in China continues to mount alarmingly, with more than 6,000 babies poisoned and at least three killed, reports the BBC. Another 158 are suffering from acute kidney failure. The chemical melamine—which caused widespread pet deaths in contaminated food last year—has now... More »

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China • milk • food contamination • poison • baby formula • Sanlu Group • Fonterra

 Tainted Baby Formula 
 Kills 2 in China 

Dairy farms probed after banned toxic found in milk powder

Sep 15, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Chinese babies have died, 53 are in serious condition and 1,253 others are sick from widespread milk powder contamination, the New York Times reports. The baby formula laced with melamine—the same additive behind last year’s US pet-food recall—was recalled just last week by Sanlu Group,... More »

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China • FDA • poison • Food and Drug Administration • baby formula • pet food

 Made in China: 
 Toxic Baby Formula 

Dangerous food may be in some US markets

Sep 12, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baby formula made in China has been found to contain melamine, the same toxic substance that contaminated pet food and poisoned thousands of US dogs and cats last year. None of the formula is in the general US food supply—but some may be on the shelves in American Asian... More »

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China • FDA • melamine • poison • Food and Drug Administration • baby formula • pet food • contaminants

Organic Formula Stirs Worries About Sugar

Recipe for popular brand includes tooth-rotting sucrose

May 19, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although it controls more than a third of the organic baby formula market, Similac Organic also carries a less coveted distinction: It is the only brand in the category that contains cane sugar, or sucrose. The company says its is FDA approved, but many parents and doctors worry about starting... More »

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organic food • public health • sugar • lactose • sucrose • baby formula • Similac

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