Infant Foods
Infant Formula
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Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization |
Workshop on Enterobacter Sakazakii and Other Microorganisms in Powdered Infant Formula
This meeting considered pathogens (including opportunistic pathogens) of concern in infant formula, such as the (more) Publication Month: February 2004 |
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Bureau of Chemical Safety Food Directorate Health Products and Food Branch/Health Canada |
Survey and Health Risk Assessment of Background Levels of Melamine in Infant Formula Allowed for Sale in Canada
This report describes a study conducted in response to the reports of melamine contamination from infant formula (more) Publication Month: November 2008 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
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European Food Safety Authority |
Statement of EFSA on risks for public health due to the presences of melamine in infant milk and other milk products in China
This statement was published in response to a request from the European Commission, and includes scientific advice on (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
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Ingelfinger, JR |
Melamine and the Global Implications of Food Contamination
This article briefly summarizes the melamine event that originated in China, and discusses its implications to human (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
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Chan, EYY; Griffiths, SM; Chan, CW |
Public-health risks of melamine in milk products
This article describes the melamine contamination event that originated in China, and describes its implications on (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
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Palcich, G; de Moraes Gillio, C; Aragon-Alegro, LC; Pagottoa, FJ; Farber, JM; Landgraf, M; Destro, MT |
Enterobacter sakazakii in Dried Infant Formulas and Milk Kitchens of Maternity Wards in São Paulo, Brazil
This report describes a study conducted to evaluate the presence of Enterobacter sakazakii in milk-based powdered (more) Publication Month: January 2009 |
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
Risk assessment and referral levels for dairy foods and foods containing dairy-based ingredients adulterated with melamine
In September 2008 FSANZ became aware of media reports which indicated that m ore than 50 000 infants and young (more) Publication Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008 |
Oct 7, 2008 |
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Government of Canada |
The Government of Canada responds to reports of melamine in food products
Recently, there have been reports from several countries of the possible contamination of a variety of food products (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
Oct 7, 2008 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 3, 2008 |
Oct 7, 2008 |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization |
Risk Assessment Model for Enterobacter Sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula
FAO and WHO have developed and made publicly available, a user-friendly web-based model to assess the risks (more) Publication Year: 2008 |
Mar 2, 2008 |
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Office of Food Safety, Defense, and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Summaries of Competitive Food Defense Research Reports, 2005
Summary of vulnerability assessments with industry evaluating a variety of foods, including dairy products, fruit (more) Deadline: Saturday, July 1, 2006 Publication Month: June 2006 |
Jul 1, 2006 |
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United Kingdom Food Standards Agency |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Baby Foods and Infant Formulae
Survey assessing levels of 15 PAH's in 111 samples of baby foods and 97 samples of infant formula commerically (more) Deadline: Thursday, May 18, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
May 18, 2006 |
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Landa, Michael M. |
Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Denial - 100 percent Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Protein in Infant Formula and Reduced Risk of Food Allergy in Infants
Letter regarding a qualified health claim for 100 percent partially hydrolyzed whey protein in infant formula and (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
May 17, 2006 |
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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization |
Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella in Powdered Infant Formula
Advance pre-publication copy of the report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Microbiological Risk Assessment (more) Deadline: Thursday, May 11, 2006 Publication Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 |
May 11, 2006 |
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World Health Assembly (58th : 2005 : Geneva, Switzerland) |
Infant and Young-child Nutrition
Resolution regarding infant and young child nutrition, including issues related to the contamination of powdered (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 |
May 31, 2005 |
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Executive Board, World Health Organization |
Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Recommended resolution for the 58th World Health Assembly regarding infant and young child nutrition, including (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 |
Apr 5, 2005 |
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Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on the Request from the Commission Related to the Microbiological Risks in Baby Formulae and Follow-on Formulae
Opinion adopted on September 9, 2004 regarding microbiological risks in infant formulae and follow-on formulae, with (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 |
Nov 22, 2004 |
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Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) on a Request from the Commission Related to the Introduction of a Fat (consumption) Reduction Factor for Infants and Children...
Opinion adopted on October 5, 2004 regarding migration of substances from packaging materials and whether there is a (more) Publication Date: Friday, November 19, 2004 |
Nov 22, 2004 |
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Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a Request from the Commission Related to Tertiary-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ). (Question number EFSA-Q-2003-141)
Opinion adopted on July 12, 2004 regarding the safety of TBHQ used in fats and oils for human consumption. Includes (more) Publication Date: Monday, October 11, 2004 |
Oct 14, 2004 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Folic Acid (Folacin)
Final rule providing for the safe use of folic acid in certain foods, including those that require its addition for a (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 5, 1996 |
Aug 5, 2004 |
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Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Exploratory Data on Furan in Food
Exploratory data from FDA's survey of furan levels in food samples. Product categories sampled include baby foods, (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 |
May 10, 2004 |
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Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine |
Infant Formula: Evaluating the Safety of New Ingredients
This report discusses issues related to the safety assessment of new ingredients in infant formulas. Appendices (more) Publication Year: 2004 |
Apr 9, 2004 |
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United Kingdom Food Standards Agency |
Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCBs in Infant Formulae
Fact sheet and report regarding a study of the levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in retail samples of infant (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 |
Apr 2, 2004 |
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United States of America and Canada, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Codex Alimentarius Commission |
Risk Profile of Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula
Risk profile for Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formula, presented at the Thirty-fifth Session of the (more) Publication Month: January 2003 |
Dec 1, 2003 |
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Iversen, C.; Forsythe, S. |
Risk Profile of Enterobacter sakazakii, an Emergent Pathogen Associated with Infant Milk Formula
Risk profile for Enterobacter sakazakii in infant formula milk powder. Includes discussion of hazard identification, (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 1, 2003 |
Oct 28, 2003 |
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United Kingdom Food Standards Agency |
Multi-element Survey of Infant Foods
Report of a survey conducted to determine the concentrations of 12 elements in commercial infant foods and formulae. (more) Publication Date: Monday, September 15, 2003 |
Sep 15, 2003 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Infant Formula
This site provides information for government agencies, industry, and consumers regarding FDA's regulation of (more) |
May 21, 2003 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Isolation and Enumeration of Enterobacter sakazakii from Dehydrated Powdered Infant Formula
This page provides methodology for testing for Enterobacter sakazakii in dehydrated powdered infant formula. Publication Month: August 2002 |
May 1, 2003 |
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Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Health Professionals Letter on Enterobacter sakazakii Infections Associated with Use of Powdered (Dry) Infant Formulas in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
This letter describes the risk to newborns from Enterobacter sukazakii in milk-based powdered infant formulas. It is (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 10, 2002 |
Jul 19, 2002 |
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