New infant formula packaging lacks correct information

[hunkermunker]

See here for further info

[Twinklemegan]

Now this annoys me more than the nonsensical health claims. The amount of people on here who still advocate making up formula with water at room temperature! Is the one company C&G because I'm sure their instructions are in accordance with the guidance? However, I have to admit to storing made up formula in the fridge

[McEdam]

Grrrrr.

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

[madamez]

Oh FFS will people just get OVER themselves about this? It's as reasonably safe to make up a dozen feeds, put them in the fridge and re-heat them in warm water (or indeed serve at room temperature) as it is to take your PFB on any car journey or let any well-meaing relative give them a kiss. I used to go out for days with three or four bottles in a coolbag, and my DS never had even a trace of tummy trouble (until he got exposed to other toddlers and started building his immune system by getting every infection going). Of course it's a different matter if you live somewhere without access to clean water - or the means to boil any water you might obtain - but frankly, making up formula with water straight from the hot tap would, in most urban areas, do little or no harm.

[hunkermunker]

"Reasonably safe" - not a great option wrt infant nutrition, I don't think.

There's nothing wrong with making people aware of well-researched guidelines.

There's a LOT wrong with telling people to "get over themselves".

[mears]

Problem is madamez that mothers were taught how to make formula in batches with the belief milk powder was sterile from the manufacturer.

It is all down to informed choice.

If I was bottle feeding and didn't know there was any risk in making batch feeds, I would be distraught is my baby became ill or died like the baby in Belgium.

The risk is there and parents should know about it to then decide whether they wish to take it or not.

We have changed our guidance to parents about making up feeds.

What they choose to do is up to them.

[belgo]

I hadn't heard about that belgian case! and I check the belgian news almost daily. Certainly wasn't well publisised here IMO.

[hunkermunker]

Info here, Belgo

[hunkermunker]

And also, more on why it's important that formula's well-labelled, to allow parents to make informed choices about what they're feeding their babies.

[belgo]

Very sad. Belgium has relatively high bfing rates for the first 6 weeks (something like 66% iirc). Then they drop dramatically because so many women return to work after 7-15 weeks.

[McEdam]

So, does this mean that what I used to do with ds was wrong? I used to put boiled water into bottles, take the bottles with me when going out, and then add milk powder when he needed a feed (when he was about six months + and I was ending b/f). Do you have to use fresh cooled boiled water every time?

[fishie]

as i understand it is not the water one is aiming to make sterile, but the powdered milk itself, therefore it should be above 70c when added. it can then be left or stored. is this right?