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BPA and Infant Formula Packaging
January 15, 2010
The infant formula industry takes all potential safety concerns very seriously, and we support science-based efforts to produce infant formula products of the highest possible quality. When new information becomes available on substances like...
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FDA Reaffirms the Safety of BPA; States Additional Research is Needed
January 15, 2010
On January 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reaffirmed the safety of BPA for use in all food contact applications, noting studies employing standardized toxicology tests support safety at current low levels of human exposure. However...
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Backgrounder on Soy Infant Formula
December 18, 2009
Soy infant formulas are a safe and effective alternative for infants whose nutritional needs are not met with human milk or formulas based on cow’s milk. Soy formulas have been used for over 50 years without reports of negative reproductive or...
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Infant Formula and DHA/ARA Comments
September 29, 2009
Infant formula has been developed through the latest scientific research to meet the nutritional needs of infants. As scientific knowledge expands regarding the role of nutrients in optimizing growth and development - right down to the cellular...
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Mothers Need Infant Feeding Information
July 29, 2009
A systematic literature review of mothers' experiences with bottle-feeding found that while mothers recognize the benefits of breastfeeding, those who bottle-feed with infant formula do not receive adequate information and support from their...
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New National Survey on Infant Feeding Shows Mothers Want Information, Flexibility, and Choice
July 24, 2009
new national survey reveals that, while almost all mothers recognize the importance and benefits of breastfeeding both for themselves and their babies, a large majority of moms want the right to make their own infant feeding decision, based on all...
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Infant Formula and Perchlorate
April 3, 2009
Although recent media attention has focused on the presence of trace levels of perchlorate in powdered infant formula, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have studied perchlorate extensively and...
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BPA Toxicokinetics
January 30, 2009
Edington and Ritter present a mathematical model of the toxicokinetics of BPA and its glucuronidated metabolite, BPA-Glu, and estimate that the average steady state BPA plasma concentration in newborns is eleven times that in adults, when given the...
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BPA in Premature Infants
January 30, 2009
A study by Calfat et al. published in the January 2009 edition of Environmental Health Perspectives describes a cross-sectional study in which urine samples from premature infants in two Boston-area hospitals were analyzed for free and total BPA...
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Infant Feeding Effects on Obesity Article Published
January 16, 2009
The February edition of the Journal of Nutrition offers new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity. According to David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical epidemiology at the...
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