LIQUID INFANT FORMULA CLAIMS DISMISSED BY FOOD INDUSTRY
December 1st, 2007
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE INTERNATIONAL Formula Council (IFC) has dismissed safety fears about liquid infant formula following claims by the Washington DC-based Environmental Working Group (EWG) that the food is sold in cans lined with bisphenol A (BPA) a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen, posing a potential health threat to infants. The IFC said six cans of milk- and soy-based infant formulas from two different infant formula manufacturers were tested and BPA was found in two though the concentration ranged from non-detectable to 17.1 parts per billion - far ...
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