WARNING! Melamine found in baby formula in the USA!

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I am posting this here instead of the news section because I know that many mothers come to this forum, but not the news forums.

CNN is reporting that the US FDA tested 77 different infant formula samples andf one came back positive for melamine. Melamine, if you recall, is the chemical that caused so many children in China to get sick and a few died.

Shockingly, the FDA did not say who the manufacturer of the formula was.

A single sample of infant formula has tested positive for trace amounts of the toxic contaminant melamine, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

Of 77 samples tested, one contained melamine, FDA spokeswoman Judy Leon told CNN. A trace amount is defined as less than 250 parts per billion, she said.

Last month, the FDA set the safety threshold for melamine at 2,500 parts per billion for foods other than infant formula. The agency said it did not have enough data to set a safety threshold for infants.

Full story here.

Seems to me that if you use formula, it is time to stop since no one knows which is contaminated and which is not. Personally, if I had formula, I would not use it and take it back to where I got it and get a refund.