are made by the three companies whose products tested positive for contaminants.” (Enfamil, Good Start and Similac all have tested positive for melamine or cyanuric acid. All three major formula manufacturers have tested positive for levels of melamine at less than 1 ppm.ĬBS gives this advice to parents looking for an alternative, “about 90 percent of all infant formulas produced in the U.S. Rauch went on to say, “But the bottom line is that we don’t really know, and zero would be best.” Despite this, the FDA has set a safe level for melamine (and related chemicals like cyanuric acid) at 1 ppm (one part per million). Daniel Rauch, a pediatrician at New York University’s Langone Medical Center state “We think it’s safe.” Since when is THINKING something is safe okay? Is this an innocent until proven guilty situation? Do CHILDREN HAVE TO DIE before our government steps up to the plate?ĭr. While watching CBS news this evening, I was SHOCKED to hear Dr.

At least 3 infants died from contaminated formula in China.) (Melamine was added in China Formulas to fool protein content tests and was at a much higher level than what was found in U.S. Of course there isn’t a safe level, look what happened in China. 3, 2008- “the US FDA cannot establish a level of melamine and its analogues in that does not raise public health concerns.”). Just weeks ago, the FDA stated it couldn’t determine a safe level of melamine for human infants (Oct. The FDA has come out with a “safe” level of melamine in Infant Formula.

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