Editing Infant formula (section)

====Other health controversies====
* In 1985, [[Syntex Corporation]] was ordered to pay $27 million in compensation for the deaths of two American infants who suffered brain damage after drinking the company's baby formula, called ''Neo-mull-soy''.<ref>{{cite news |vauthors=Mount C |title=$27 Million for 2 Victims |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25099431.html?dids=25099431:25099431&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+01%2C+1985&author=Charles+Mount&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=%2427+MILLION+FOR+2+VICTIMS+OF+BABY+FORMULA&pqatl=google |quote=were given the baby formula, called Neo-mull-soy, when they were infants ... In 1978, Syntex eliminated salt from the formula, a move that Hayes said caused ... |work=Chicago Tribune |date=March 1, 1985 |access-date=April 23, 2009 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020081548/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25099431.html?dids=25099431:25099431&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+01,+1985&author=Charles+Mount&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=$27+MILLION+FOR+2+VICTIMS+OF+BABY+FORMULA&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref> Formulas produced by Syntex had previously been subject to a major recall as they were found to have insufficient chloride to support normal infant growth and development.<ref>[http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/823/Goedert_07.html The Syntex Problem] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927172129/http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/823/Goedert_07.html |date=September 27, 2011 }}, by Robert Goedert, Harvard Law School, May 2007.</ref>
* In 2003, baby plant-based formula manufactured by the German company ''Humana'' and sold in Israel under the brand ''Remedia'' caused severe vitamin deficiencies in babies. Babies who consumed the formula were hospitalized with cardiac and neurological symptoms. Three of them died, and at least twenty others were left with severe disabilities. An investigation revealed that the formula contained a much lower quantity of [[Thiamine]] than is needed for healthy infant development because of a manufacturing error. Humana's chief food technologist received a 30-month prison sentence for negligent manslaughter in February 2013 over the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/study-of-israeli-baby-formula-tragedy-highlights-vital-vitamin-b1-role/|title=Study of Israeli baby formula tragedy highlights vital vitamin B1 role|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>
* In 2010, [[Abbott Laboratories]] issued a voluntary recall of about five million ''Similac'' brand powder infant formulas that were sold in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and some Caribbean countries. The recall was issued after the presence of a 'small common [[beetle]]' was detected in the product.<ref>[http://www.abbott.com/global/url/pressRelease/en_US/60.5:5/Press_Release_0900.htm Abbott Voluntarily Recalls Certain Similac® Brand Powder Infant Formulas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021063012/http://www.abbott.com/global/url/pressRelease/en_US/60.5:5/Press_Release_0900.htm |date=October 21, 2011 }}, Abbott Press Release, issued September 22, 2010.</ref>
*In Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere, public concerns have been raised over the continued sale and marketing of soy-based formulae potentially containing high levels of [[phytoestrogens]],<ref>INFACT Canada. [http://www.infactcanada.ca/genetic.htm Genetic engineering and infant foods.]</ref><ref>World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. [https://www.waba.org.my/whatwedo/environment/penny_infants.htm Infant Feeding Products.]</ref> linked to abnormal child development<ref>Aksglaede L. [http://www.healthcoalition.ca/archive/hormones2006.pdf The sensitivity of the child to sex steroids: possible impact of exogenous estrogens.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927084213/http://www.healthcoalition.ca/archive/hormones2006.pdf |date=September 27, 2011 }} ''Human Reproduction Update'', Advance Access published May 2, 2006.</ref> including damage to babies' thyroid glands.
*In December 2011 Wal-Mart recalled a quantity of infant formula after a baby died in Missouri. "We extend our deepest condolences to this baby boy's family as they try to come to grips with their loss," said Dianna Gee, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman. "As soon as we heard what happened, we immediately reached out to the manufacturer of the formula and to the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide any information we may have to help with the investigation." Wal-Mart said it pulled a batch of Enfamil from its stores nationwide that matched the size and lot number ZP1k7G of the formula that may have sickened the baby in Missouri, Gee said. The baby formula was purchased from a Wal-Mart in Lebanon, Missouri. After the purchase, a 10-day-old infant died from a rare bacterial infection, CNN affiliate KYTV reported. Authorities ran tests to determine if the death came from the formula, the water to make the formula or any other factor, said Mead Johnson Nutrition, the company that makes Enfamil. "We are highly confident in the safety and quality of our products – and the rigorous testing we put them through," said Chris Perille, a Mead Johnson Nutrition spokesman.[Source CNN]