Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking comments on its proposed approach to revising infant formula requirements in the Food Standards Code. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mr Steve McCutcheon said although breastfeeding is ...
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Organic milk and meat contain approximately 50 per cent more omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic options according to a new study published yesterday in Volume 115, Issue 5 of the British Journal of Nutrition. The largest study of its ...
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On Friday 30 October 2015, Australia’s leading complementary healthcare product-maker Blackmores and Australian dairy group Bega Cheese announced the two companies would be teaming up to produce and sell infant formula for consumers ...
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If you're planning to bottle-feed your baby breast milk or formula, you'll need bottles and nipples. There are many options available when looking for baby bottles, and many of them might be the right option for you. I am just going to go ...
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As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
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Everybody's gotta eat. Some just more frequently than others. And if there's one thing your newborn's a pro at, it's letting you know when she's hungry. From lip-smacking, thumb-sucking to a full blown wail, the hunger cues will be hard to ...
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New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating restrictions on ...
Kinwolfe, the online retailer that specializes on clothing exclusively meant for breastfeeding women, has launched a new range on the global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Meant for modern day women who sit as comfortably in a meeting ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued updated draft advice on fish consumption. The two agencies have concluded pregnant and breastfeeding women, those who might become pregnant, and ...
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Debate about infant formula marketing monitoring continues Paediatricians from Australasia’s largest specialist college, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) have urged the Federal Parliament to legislate to ...
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Recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found that during pregnancy, and particularly during the third trimester, large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development. Conclusions of the ...
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In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at ...
Women with no nut allergy who ate nuts during pregnancy had children with less risk of developing peanut or tree nut allergies, U.S. researchers say. Dr. A. Lindsay Frazier of the Dana-Farber Children's Cancer Center in Boston and ...
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In a new issue of the American Journal of Public Health, researchers and experts investigate the latest methods and practices in improving birth outcomes. The special issue compiles a collection of commentaries, research studies and ...
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In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at ...