The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers that tainted baby formula traced to China is likely not being sold in mainstream stores within the U.S.
Baby formula from China reportedly includes a substance called melamine, the same substance found in tained pet food last year. More than 10,000 infants in Asia have become sick from contaminated formula, and officials report at least one case in Hong Kong.
The FDA, meanwhile, is urging U.S. residents who shop in Chinese or Asian markets to not purchase baby formula there. The governement agency reported that inspections in 1,000 U.S. retail stores failed to detect a single case of tainted baby formula.
Posted under Health, Recalls, Safety
This post was written by George Bounacos on September 21, 2008
