XP: U.S. officials find trace of melamine in baby formula

Marie Tourville

https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081125/ts_nm/us_food_melamine_infants

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teacherjess

Spectacular that they won't release the brand. I mean, I understand-- talk about the kiss of death for a formula company-- but I wish they would have shared.

Mrs.Saxy

that's such a lovely article.  They give us no info.  Just b/c it's a small trace it doesn't mean I wouldn't throw that sh!t out immediately. 

thejennigirl

I think the article may be vague, but at least it's warning you that it's a possibility.  I'd simple be aware of the signs of a baby being poisoned and seek help if you suspect.  It's better than knowing nothing.

RobynandJason050706

I found another article i believe it was the Enfamil brand i will double check

RobynandJason050706

https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7SAbhJj3By_isZUoRAgTOPHzwkQD94M98PG0

policebride

Here's the AP version of the article.

Here's what it said about brands:

According to FDA data for tests of 77 infant formula samples, a trace concentration of melamine was detected in one product - Mead Johnson's Infant Formula Powder, Enfamil LIPIL with Iron. An FDA spreadsheet shows two tests were conducted on the Enfamil, with readings of 0.137 and 0.14 parts per million.

Three tests of Nestle's Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron detected an average of 0.247 parts per million of cyanuric acid, a melamine byproduct.

The FDA said last month that the toxicity of cyanuric acid is under study, but that meanwhile it is "prudent" to assume that its potency is equal to that of melamine.

And while the FDA said tests of 18 samples of formula made by Abbott Laboratories, including its Similac brand, did not detect melamine, spokesman Colin McBean said some company tests did find the chemical. He did not identify the specific product or the number of positive tests.

McBean did say the detections were at levels far below the health limits set by all countries in the world, including Taiwan, where the limit is 0.05 parts per million.

"We're talking about trace amounts right here, and you know there's a lot of scientific bodies out there that say low levels of melamine are always present in certain types of foods," said McBean.

Mead Johnson spokeswoman Gail Wood said her company's in-house tests had not detected any melamine, and that the company had not been informed of the FDA test results, even during a confidential agency conference call Monday with infant formula makers about melamine contamination.

 

thejennigirl

RobynandJason050706:

https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7SAbhJj3By_isZUoRAgTOPHzwkQD94M98PG0

 

 

thejennigirl

. (sorry-dbl post)

thejennigirl

And making Hippy's link clicky:

https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081125/ts_nm/us_food_melamine_infants

 

 

NewlywednOhio

Uh-oh. DS uses Nestle GoodStart. Maybe that is why he throw up and had bad diarreah today. It's a brand new container. I thought he just had the stomach virus that's going around, but maybe I am wrong. Oh boy.....

Temp174496125006552

Because I wasn't pissed off enough at my stupid body for having low supply and needing to give Ben formula.  Then I read shit like this.  Lovely.  He doesn't use Enfamil Lipil, but he does eat one of the other Enfamil brands.  Low levels or not, this obviously really concerns me.

Temp174496125006552

And let me clarify what I said above.  I am absolutely in no way knocking formula fed babies.  In fact, Ben is 100% on formula now.  It's just that when I was pregnant, I really had my heart set on EBF him.

I didn't want anyone to get offended/misinterpret what I was trying to say.

tmp-336341562506044

I wonder about the store brand formula. We used Enfamil when DS was 4-6 months and then switched to Target Brand.

lanie26

I'm sure it will be across the board since their generics are the store brands.

Sigh. We supplement with Goodstart. I'll toss it and start pumping again. Bah.

Jen2004

SunshineClarity:

I wonder about the store brand formula. We used Enfamil when DS was 4-6 months and then switched to Target Brand.