Read more baby formula stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30818/baby-formula.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55200/its-time-to-put-the-breast-pump-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe may have taken the "breast is best" argument too far, writes Judith Warner on her New York Times blog. The evidence for the superhuman benefits of breast milk over formula isn't so clear-cut, after all, and it's not worth it to guilt women into pumping when the real battlefield—...http://www.newser.com/story/55200/its-time-to-put-the-breast-pump-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 11:48:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55222/rocket-fuel-chemical-found-in-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTraces of a chemical used in rocket fuel have been found in several brands of powdered baby formula, according to a CDC study. The chemical, perchlorate, has also been found in several cities’ water supplies; if that water is combined with contaminated formula, it could exceed the level of perchlorate...http://www.newser.com/story/55222/rocket-fuel-chemical-found-in-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 11:10:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43945/fda-sets-safe-levels-for-melamine-in-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than two months after federal food regulators said they couldn’t set a safety threshold for melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in US-made batches of the product. FDA officials yesterday set a threshold of one part per million of...http://www.newser.com/story/43945/fda-sets-safe-levels-for-melamine-in-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Nov 2008 9:09:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39812/docs-double-daily-dose-of-d.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors have a new prescription for kids: double the vitamin D. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that infants, children, and adolescents take twice the daily dose, or 400 IU, of the vitamin previously suggested, the Boston Globe reports. More prevalent than many parents realize, vitamin D deficiency (common...http://www.newser.com/story/39812/docs-double-daily-dose-of-d.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 10:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37615/toxic-milk-poisons-6000-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe toll from contaminated infant formula in China continues to mount alarmingly, with more than 6,000 babies poisoned and at least three killed, reports the BBC. Another 158 are suffering from acute kidney failure. The chemical melamine—which caused widespread pet deaths in contaminated food last year—has now...http://www.newser.com/story/37615/toxic-milk-poisons-6000-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 3:48:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37500/tainted-baby-formula-kills-2-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo Chinese babies have died, 53 are in serious condition and 1,253 others are sick from widespread milk powder contamination, the New York Times reports. The baby formula laced with melamine—the same additive behind last year’s US pet-food recall—was recalled just last week by Sanlu Group, though...http://www.newser.com/story/37500/tainted-baby-formula-kills-2-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 13:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37244/made-in-china-toxic-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaby formula made in China has been found to contain melamine, the same toxic substance that contaminated pet food and poisoned thousands of US dogs and cats last year. None of the formula is in the general US food supply—but some may be on the shelves in American Asian...http://www.newser.com/story/37244/made-in-china-toxic-baby-formula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 2:26:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27872/organic-formula-stirs-worries-about-sugar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough it controls more than a third of the organic baby formula market, Similac Organic also carries a less coveted distinction: It is the only brand in the category that contains cane sugar, or sucrose. The company says its is FDA approved, but many parents and doctors worry about starting...http://www.newser.com/story/27872/organic-formula-stirs-worries-about-sugar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 11:40:07 CDT