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• International Formula Council (IFC) Supports Sound Science as Criteria for the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA)
  April 28, 2008

• In Response to Health Canada’s Announcement on Bisphenol A, the International Formula Council (IFC) Offers the Following Comments
  April 22, 2008

• International Formula Council (IFC) Statement on the National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (NTP-CERHR) Draft Brief on Bisphenol A
  April 22, 2008

• New Studies Add Insights To Issue Of Infant Feeding And Effects On Obesity
  Conference At Experimental Biology Explores Infant Feeding And The Development Of Obesity
  April 9, 2008

• IFC Statement on the Addition of DHA and ARA to Infant Formulas
  March 2008

• Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
  November 11, 2007

• New Study Finds that Breastfeeding is Not Associated with a Reduced Risk of Obesity in Adults
  July 2, 2007

• Key Nutrients Crucial For Older Infants’ Development: Journal of Nutrition Highlights Advances In Infant Feeding Over Past 25 Years
  January 19, 2007

• Recent Study on the Effects of Fortified Milks Documents Significant Reduction of Morbidity in Young Children
  December 2006

• Infant Formula Industry Issues Guidelines for Keeping Formula Safe and Secure at Airports
  August 2006

• IFC Statement on Positive Contributions of the Infant Formula Industry to Infant Health and Nutrition
  August 2006

• IFC Statement of Facts Concerning Disease Claims Related to Infant Feeding
  July 2006

• What Mothers Should Know About Infant Formula
  Jun 15, 2006

• In response to questions about the Office on Women’s Health / Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) campaign to promote breastfeeding, the International Formula Council has developed the following statement:
  June 14, 2006

• International Formula Council Critique of the Study, “Increased murine neonatal iron intake results in Parkinson-like neurodegeneration with age” (published in Neurobiology of Aging)
  June 14, 2006

• International Formula Council* (IFC) Statement Regarding the Iron Study in Mice Conducted by the Buck Institute for Age Research
  June 14, 2006

• Massachusetts Mothers Overwhelmingly Oppose a Ban on Gift Bags with Infant Formula Samples
  May 11, 2006

• IFC Statement on New WHO Child Growth Charts
  April 2006

• Key Nutrients Crucial for Older Infants' Development
  Conference at Experimental Biology Explores Advances in Infant Feeding Over Breast Past 25 Years
  April 2006

• IFC Response to the Conclusions of the Expert Panel on the draft NTP-CERHR Reports on Genistein and Soy Formula
  March 2006

• IFC Comments on the Draft NTP-CERHR Expert Panel Reports on Genistein and Soy Formula
  March 2006

• The IFC Discusses a Study on Soy Infant Formula and Adult Health Outcomes
  March 2006

• Soy Formulas Continue to be a Safe Feeding Option for Infants
  March 2006

• In response to the Resolution on Infant and Young Child Nutrition adopted by the 58th World Health Assembly, the International Formula Council offers the following statement:
  July 2005

• In response to questions about the American Dietetic Association’s Position Statement, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding, the International Formula Council offers the following statement:
  July 13, 2005

• In response to questions about the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding’s Policy Statement, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, the International Formula Council offers the following statement:
  February 8, 2005

• IFC Response to HHS Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign
  June 10, 2004

• Web Site Offers Updated Educational Information About Infant Formula
  May 18, 2004