Esther Grunis IBCLC
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I believe that this is fifth significant/reported commercial infant >formula danger in 2006 alone.... metal fragments in two different >instances, chemicals, too much iron, no vitamin C, now too little >calcium and phosporus (reported by the FDA 7 months after its >discovery, if I am reading this correctly). *FDA warns Nestle infant formula fails nutrition standards Last Update: 11:44 AM ET Dec 12, 2006 >*WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- *The U.S. Food and Drug Administration >warned Nestle S.A. (NSRGY) that a sample of its *Good Start infant >formula failed to meet minimum nutrition standards for calcium and >phosphorus. * >The Nov. 27 warning letter was posted Tuesday on the FDA's Web site. >The letter stemmed from a *May inspection* of a Nestle facility >located in Eau Claire, Wis. >The FDA said on May 26, 2006, it collected a sample of Nestle brand >Good Start Infant Formula with Iron, 13 fluid ounces, and tested it. >The agency said the formula fell just short of the required FDA >standards for calcium and phosphorus and also was less than the >amount stated on the formula's label. >The agency said the required calcium level is 60 milligrams per 100 >kilocalories and that the Good Start label stated it had 64 >milligrams of calcium. One test showed the calcium content was 58.2 >milligrams and a follow-up test showed it had 58.6 milligrams. >For phosphorus, the minimum nutrition requirement is 30 milligrams >per 100 kilocalories. The Good Start label stated it had 36 >milligrams of phosphorus. One test showed the phosphorus content was >28.9 milligrams and a follow-up test showed it was 29.4 milligrams. >The *FDA said Nestle was in violation of federal regulations* and >was required to respond to the FDA detailing steps it has taken or >will take to correct the problem. >* A message left with a spokeswoman for Nestle's U.S. unit in >Glendale, Calif., wasn't immediately returned*