| ■ FDA Warns on Infant Formula Suspected in China Illnesses | 2008.09.16 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning American consumers not to use any infant formula made in China. The warning comes as China began a nationwide investigation into all its infant formula following the death of one baby and reports of more than 50 other babies being hospitalized with kidney stones. The FDA said late Thursday that the China formulas are apparently suspected of being contaminated with melamine, the same chemical involved in the massive pet food recall last year, according to the Associated Press. But Janice Oliver, deputy director of the FDA's food safety program, added that no U.S. formula manufacturer has received any ingredients from China, so "there is no threat of contamination to the domestic supply." However, she said, "We're concerned that there may be some infant formula that may have gotten into the United States illegally and may be on the ethnic market." FDA officials are particularly concerned about places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston, which have large populations of Chinese immigrants, the AP reported. |