FDA and CDC Confirm Infant Formula is Safe
In a joint statement released on December 30, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) said tests of factory-sealed containers of the...
View ArticleIFC Statement on Carbohydrates and Infant Formulas
Similar to breast milk, most milk-based infant formulas contain a carbohydrate called lactose, which is the sugar found in milk. In some formulas, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, or sucrose are used...
View ArticleIFC Statement on Organic Brown Rice Syrup and Arsenic
Questions were recently raised regarding arsenic as a study by Jackson et al found elevated levels of the contaminant in products (mistakenly referred to as infant formula) that contained organic brown...
View ArticleStatement on Public Citizen Infant Formula Campaign
The International Formula Council (IFC) has a long standing position in agreement with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that breastfeeding is the ideal infant feeding and that it offers...
View ArticleBabies Fed Soy Formula Develop As Well As Others
A new study, reported in the journal Pediatrics, found that brain development is similar, whether babies get breast milk, standard formula or the soy variety. read more
View ArticleUK Mother Shares Her Breastfeeding Experience
Sarah Cawood, a blogger with the Huffington Post UK, recently shared her breastfeeding experience read more
View ArticleThe Ideal and the Real of Breast-Feeding
In this article from the New York Times, Jane Brody examines the "insurmountable gap" between breastfeeding idealism and the realities a new mother faces once she is home with her baby. read more
View ArticleMoms Have Nothing to Fear From Formula
Joan Wolf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Texas A&M University and author of "Is Breast Really Best?", recently wrote in the NY Daily News about the new "Latch on NYC"...
View ArticleIFC's response to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on...
In response to questions about the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding’s Policy Statement, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk,1 the International Formula Council* (IFC)...
View ArticleInfant Formula Sampling and Discharge Gift Bags in Hospitals
American hospitals have distributed discharge kits to mothers of newborns for more than four decades. When provided by infant formula manufacturers, these kits include infant formula samples and other...
View ArticleNational Survey Shows Mothers Want Support for their Infant Feeding Choices
Ninety-eight percent of mothers surveyed say, “It should be my decision how I choose to feed my baby.” read more
View ArticleUS hospital infant formula sample giveaways 'not violation of WHO Code'...
In a recent article written by DairyReporter.com journalist Mark Astley, he reports The International Formula Council (IFC) dismisses allegations that the common practice of handing out samples of...
View ArticleThe Facts About Formula (Americanbaby.com & Parents.com)
Karen Snyder Duke, an associate editor for American Baby, wrote an article about the positive benefits of feeding your child infant formula. She writes, "No matter what (infant formula) you buy, you...
View ArticleChoosing the right baby formula (CBS News)
Karen Snyder Duke, an associate editor at Americanbaby.com, discusses the benefits of providing your child infant formula on CBS News "Up to the Minute" program. Duke notes the nutritional benefits of...
View ArticleAll Parents Deserve a Seat at the Consumer Protection Table: An Open Letter...
Suzanne Barston writes in Huffington Post that Public Citizen's recent event, "Day of Action: Keep Infant Formula Marketing Out of Healthcare Facilities" does not help support mothers in a positive...
View ArticleBaby Steps: What no one tells you about breastfeeding (Southeast Missourian...
Mother and author Kristen Pind writes that the "breast is best" campaign is encouraging to breast-feeding moms, but can be a sore subject (and defeating) for women who can't breastfeed for a variety of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding wars: Is breast really best? (The Telegraph)
"Breast is best" is a phrase often repeated in "mommy circles" around the world. But what if you can't breastfeed your child or choose not to? Some women reveal their stories on why formula feeding...
View ArticleBreastfeeding wars: Is breast really best? (The Telegraph)
"Breast may not always be best." For some women breast feeding is not the best option for a variety of reasons, as an article by The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon reveals.Read her full article here.
View ArticleGo on, howl your hatred ... but mums don't have to breastfeed (Daily Mail)
A columnist for the UK’s Daily Mail, and parent of four, Lorraine Candy writes that it is okay if mothers choose not to breastfeed. She cites author and parenting guru Dr. Ellie Cannon’s who believes...
View ArticleDoes science back up the “baby-friendly” method? (Slate)
Recently, Jessica Grose of Slate.com wrote about the baby-friendly hospital initiative. Ms. Grose explores the research surrounding the practice, discusses some of the limitations with experts, and...
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