...Maroula Lambidou; Birgit Alteheld; Rolf Fimmers; Frank Jochum; Antonia Nomayo; Peter Stehle Introduction: Recently, new commercial infant formulas have been composed considering novel fat blends and oligosaccharides to better resemble the fatty acid (FA) composition and stereospecific distribution...

... and tolerance induction by oral and epicutaneous immunotherapy. In addition, specialized hypoallergenic infant formulas for the treatment of infants with cow’s milk allergy have undergone reformulation, including the addition of lactose and probiotics in order to modulate the gut microbiome and early immune...

...Tomohiro Kitamura; Yohei Kitamura; Hirokazu Hamano; Hiromichi Shoji; Takashi Shimizu; Toshiaki Shimizu Objective: The arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) contents in the infant formula influence on the growth and development of low-birth-weight infants (LBWI). In Japan, many...

...% higher than the energetic efficiency of formula-fed infants. Only limited data is available on the influence of formula composition on the energetic efficiency of infant formulae. We conducted a review of controlled trials to identify the impact of the macronutrient composition of infant formulae...

... products. However, food contaminations not only affect an individual's health but also a country's economic development, social harmony, food trade and even politics, as seen during the Chinese infant formula crisis in 2008. Thus, quality control is crucial in the production processes in order to have safe...

... to in the content or advertisements. Artificial feeding Cow’s milk Infant formula Milk-borne disease Public health During the industrial revolution in the first half of the 19th century, the European population doubled, and the proportion of city dwellers rose to 50%. Urbanization jeopardized...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Food safety Infant formula Follow-on formula Complementary feeding Breast-feeding The interest of pediatricians, other health care professionals, and the public...

... foods, be suitable for fulfilling particular nutritional requirements, and should, when marketed, indicate such suitability. Since infant formulas are intended as the sole source of nutrition during the first months of life, their nutritional adequacy and safety are particularly strictly regulated...

...Raanan Shamir Introduction: In 2003, a thiamine-deficient soy infant formula was produced in Germany and marketed exclusively in Israel. Between October and November 2003, infants with encephalopathy were admitted to several intensive care units in Israel and were later diagnosed as suffering from...

... (HACCP), have been developed to facilitate the management of food safety. Every single infant formula ingredient must have an excellent quality and safety approach because even if an ingredient is used in very small quantities in a single product, serious consequences may arise if the quality and product...

...Dominique Turck Powdered infant formula (PIF) can become contaminated during production with harmful bacteria such as Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobactersakazakii ). Inadequate conditions of preparation and handling of PIF can therefore exacerbate the risk of severe infection, especially...

...Bo Lönnerdal Infant formulas are the sole or predominant source of nutrition for many infants and are fed during a sensitive period of development and may therefore have short- and long-term consequences for infant health. Preclinical safety assessment therefore needs to include both short-term...

... and sensitization to cow milk, soy, or other foreign antigens contained in infant formulas remains unclear [ 18 ]. The role of immunologic tolerance, whereby early introduction of antigens in sufficient doses actually reduces hypersensitivity to the same antigens later in infancy or childhood, further complicates...

... the costs and cost-effectiveness of a specific brand of 100% whey-based partially hydrolysed infant formula, NAN-HA® (PHF-W) compared with a cow’s milk standard formula (SF) in the prevention of atopic dermatitis in at-risk children. This review synthesises the findings of these studies. Cost-effectiveness...

...: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies Philippe G. Steenhouta Florence Rochatb Corinne Hagerb aNestlé Nutrition, Nestec Ltd., Vevey, and bNestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland Key Words Bifidobacterium lactis Body mass index Breastfeeding Infant formula Probiotics Weight Z...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bone growth Bone mineral content Infant formula Osteopenia »Ntut1...

... or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Breast-feeding Infant formula...