The parents and doctors in China worried about hormones in milk formula given to their baby girl. That's because the China Daily reported, these hormones can trigger breast growth faster.
Medical tests show, three girls from the age range 15 months to 4 years, given the same formula, the level of hormones than the average adult woman.
"The amount of hormones in infants is certainly indicate a problem. Her parents need to stop giving formula milk for infants. And, powdered milk should be analyzed," said Yang Qin, chief physician at the Department for Children, 'Hubei Maternity and Children's Hospital', as quoted from news.id.msn.com.
Unfortunately, local food safety authorities rejected the request for the parents to conduct investigation on infant formula made by the company one of China's infant formula products. Parties of the company based in Qingdao city, saying they did not perform tests on the orders of the consumer.
A formula is expected to make growth hormone excess, is still sold in Hubei province, Wuhan is a discounted price. According to the Global Times, formula is still displayed in store shelves in Beijing, although concerns have emerged last month.
Parties of infant formula manufacturers, said their production of formula milk is safe. "There is no artificial hormones or illegal substance that we added during the production process.".
China Daily reported, the examination shows that it contains hormones estradiol and prolactin is high in children who consume milk and infant formula. Dingmian Wang, chief producer of dairy products in Guangdong province said the hormone can enter the food chain in the process of raising an animal breeder flocks.
"There is no regulation in China that prohibits the use of hormones to improve livestock. So if someone says no one uses it, that's a lie," said Wang.
Chinese milk product was withdrawn from the market in 2008 after found to contain melamine. That is, the toxic chemical used to make plastics, used illegally to obtain a high protein content.
Melamine found in dairy milk produced by 22 companies in China. This case is very seized the attention of the world because it triggers the death of six babies and made 300,000 sick.
Medical tests show, three girls from the age range 15 months to 4 years, given the same formula, the level of hormones than the average adult woman.
"The amount of hormones in infants is certainly indicate a problem. Her parents need to stop giving formula milk for infants. And, powdered milk should be analyzed," said Yang Qin, chief physician at the Department for Children, 'Hubei Maternity and Children's Hospital', as quoted from news.id.msn.com.
Unfortunately, local food safety authorities rejected the request for the parents to conduct investigation on infant formula made by the company one of China's infant formula products. Parties of the company based in Qingdao city, saying they did not perform tests on the orders of the consumer.
A formula is expected to make growth hormone excess, is still sold in Hubei province, Wuhan is a discounted price. According to the Global Times, formula is still displayed in store shelves in Beijing, although concerns have emerged last month.
Parties of infant formula manufacturers, said their production of formula milk is safe. "There is no artificial hormones or illegal substance that we added during the production process.".
China Daily reported, the examination shows that it contains hormones estradiol and prolactin is high in children who consume milk and infant formula. Dingmian Wang, chief producer of dairy products in Guangdong province said the hormone can enter the food chain in the process of raising an animal breeder flocks.
"There is no regulation in China that prohibits the use of hormones to improve livestock. So if someone says no one uses it, that's a lie," said Wang.
Chinese milk product was withdrawn from the market in 2008 after found to contain melamine. That is, the toxic chemical used to make plastics, used illegally to obtain a high protein content.
Melamine found in dairy milk produced by 22 companies in China. This case is very seized the attention of the world because it triggers the death of six babies and made 300,000 sick.
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