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Opinion: Bug Parts in Similac -- What's the Panic?

(Sept. 24) -- While minding my business this Friday, I got an automated call from Costco informing me that the Similac I purchased about a month ago was being recalled. Apparently Abbott Laboratories discovered a few bugs in one of its production facilities and so is recalling oodles of containers of its formula as a...

'Michelin Baby' Stuns Web: How Did He Get So Big?

(Aug. 20) -- The Chinese tot who's been dubbed "Michelin Baby" for his massive girth -- at 10 months, he weighs 44 pounds, as much as the average 6-year-old -- is astounding Web viewers in photographs that depict his diaper-busting mass. Lei Lei, who resides in China's Hunan province, didn't pop out this big. At least...

Chinese Infant Formula Fracas: Breast Growth in Babies Prompts Investigation

(Aug. 12) -- Chinese officials are investigating claims that female infants in the country are developing breasts, allegedly because of tainted formula produced by Synutra International, a Qingdao-based formula company. Four infant girls, so far, seem to show signs of extremely premature puberty. Hormone tests revealed...

Breastfeeding Advocates Red-Flag ABC News Story

(April 21) -- An international breastfeeding advocacy group is accusing ABC News of failing to reveal that a pediatrician it quoted in a report critical of a breastfeeding study is a formula industry spokeswoman. "In the future, please take into account physicians' formula industry ties before reporting on breastfeeding,"...

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Background on infant formula

Infant formula is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle-feeding or cup-feeding from powder (mixed with water) or liquid (with or without additional water).

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