While breastfeeding is best, it does not always work out even for people who are really adamant about breastfeeding. I know this first hand as my sister exclusively breastfed her first three children who were born in birthing centers, but found herself in the hospital with the fourth requiring an emergency cesarean after which she developed a serious infection and was given the choice of letting her supply dry up, poisoning the baby or death. If any one around her had been lactating I don’t doubt that she would have had herself a wet nurse, but that was not the case so she had her first formula baby. If you find yourself in a situation where formula becomes necessary to feed your baby you want to know that the formula is safe.
Last month when melamine was detected in infant formula manufactured in China, the FDA said
The FDA has changed its tune as infant formula manufactured in the US has turned up to have trace amounts of the chemical. They are now saying that the amount is so small that it would be more risky to stop using these formulas. Risky for who, babies or the companies manufacturing these formulas? I am not a huge fan of the FDA these days, but this takes it to a new level of corporate protection to state one thing one month and then another the next.
So if you use formula or know someone who does and you are wanting to stay away from melamine the companies who have detected melamine in their formula are: Abbott Laboratories, Nestle, and Mead Johnson. A couple of organic infant formulas not produced by these companies are Baby’s Only Organic Formula (owned by Nature’s One) and Earth’s Best Organic Formula (owned by Horizon which is owned by Dean Foods).
