Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #infantformula
Most recents (2)
This is generally a good article, but I would like to note this statement about Euro formulas "the safety standards are arguably higher. (European formulas cannot contain corn syrup, for example, and require higher levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA.)/1
I'll leave the corn syrup issue for others, except to note that there is no strong reason to believe this is actually a safety issue for infants, rather lets look at the DHA part of it /2
First, DHA is not mandated in formulas in the US at all. There is no RDA for DHA and the evidence for benefit is mixed in full-term infants. DHA was first added as a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) additive by the FDA in infant formula 20 years ago /3
.@Nestle Doesn't Deserve Your Hard-Earned Money: a thread 
They have been offered a 3 year permit to continue pumping water out of the #SanBernardino National Forest—one of the worst drought regions in the world. In 2016, Nestle took 32 million gallons of water from wells and tunnels in the forest. latimes.com/business/la-fi…
.@Nestle—who continues to market itself as "sustainable"—has failed to submit its report on the "sustainability" of the #conflictpalmoil they use in their products. reuters.com/article/us-nes…
