Are we poisoning our children?
Recently the news has been plastered with information about Chinese baby formula being tainted. The tainted formula caused the death of multiple babies, and the illness of thousands of other children. After testing the formula it was found that it contained a chemical called melamine, which is used in the production of plastic products. Melamine may sound familiar because a few years ago it made the news for causing the death and illness of thousands of American cats and dogs.
The chemical melamine not can cause death, but severe kidney problems. This chemical is dangerous and has no business in food we are feeding our children or animals, but it is. Recently the FDA reported that trace amounts of melamine have been found in American baby formula. The amount is apparently less than one part per billion, but melamine has still been found in the formula. So why have we not heard about mass formula recalls in the United States? Well it turns out that our government has determined that trace amounts of the chemical are okay. However if your still feeding your child formula they are getting at least 20 ounces per day, that adds up!
Honestly I don’t care if the formula is half melamine or if it is just trace amounts of the chemical it has no business in my son’s food. How do you determine that a small amount is okay? Why is it okay to use an entire generation as a science project? At the very least the FDA should publish a list of formulas that have tested positive for melamine. I bet if I went to the individuals that make this decision and said “Oh by the way I have contaminated all your food with a small amount of melamine don’t worry it is not enough to cause any serious problems,” I bet they would be singing a very different tune.
