Infant Formula

Breast-feeding is always best. Yet when mothers cannot or chose not to breastfeed, no other breast-milk substitute is as safe as infant formula, developed according to national legislation and standards set by international bodies such as the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. Infant formulas play a critical public health role in fulfilling the nutritional needs of babies whose mothers do not breastfeed.

See Also:

• Infant Food Products
• Research and Development
• Food Quality and Safety

Resources:

• Books and Online Publications

  • L’alimentation de l’enfant de la naissance à 3 ans
    By Guy Vermeil, Anne-Marie Dartois, Marielle du Fraisseix, Ed. Doin

• Journal Article References
  • See: References

   

• Organisations and Websites
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    • IDACE - Association of the Food Industries for Particular Nutritional Uses of the European Union
    • American Dietetic Association
    • USFDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration (CFSAN)
    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • FDA Consumer Magazine Article about safety of commercially prepared formulas, “Infant Formula: Second Best is Good Enough”.