FDA ALLOWS BISPHENOL A IN BABY FORMULA

By Kim Stagliano

This article ties in with Dan Olmsted's piece today that the FDA is putting your childrens' lives at risk.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online reports: "A study released Wednesday found that all liquid baby formula tested by a consumer health group contained bisphenol A, a hormone-mimicking chemical that has been found to cause hyperactivity, sexual development abnormalities and pediatric brain cancer in laboratory animals."

Until the FDA bans these plastics from infant formula, Mead Johnson and other formula manufacturers will turn a blind eye to the potential hazards because by LAW they are not toying with the health of your child.  The chemical is in the packaging and leaks into the powder. How hard would it be to change the packaging? Might it cost a few pennies per can and affect the bottom line? Perhaps. But then Mead Johnson would just raise the price to the consumer.

Meanwhile, last night a depressed, suicidal 20 year old who had been kicked out of his home for his behavior, lived in a group home, lost his job at a fast food restaurant and was on antidepressants walked into a mall in Omaha and shot several innocent people dead out of rage and despair.

What have we done to our our children? And does this damage begin from the first drop of food we offer them? Or even earlier?

The article concludes with this stunner from Gail Wood, of Mean (oops! I mean MEAD) Johnson.

"Gail Wood, a spokeswoman for Mead Johnson Nutritionals, which makes Enfamil, one of the top-selling baby formulas, said the FDA has not banned bisphenol A.

'If we ever thought it posed a risk, we would change our packaging," she said. "We see no need right now to change.'"

Comments

[Rebecca]

All the more reason to breastfeed! Not only is the milk not the same it is laced with odd stuff. Sadness....

[Donna Rode]

Why do I want so much to scream and scream? Because this nightmare of what our government and the pharmaceutical companies are doing to our children doesn't stop! Well, I am not going to scream, but I am going to work harder to get a new leader in the White House who I KNOW will stop this nightmare for all of us. And that man is Dr. Ron Paul, 20+ years Congressman from Texas, an obstetrician/gynecologist who has delivered more than 4,000 babies, and a staunch supporter of the Constitution. I, personally, strongly believe that he is the best and last hope for our children and our nation. www.RonPaul2008.com.