Nestlé has launched a range of six baby formulas aimed at infants between the ages of six months and three years’ delivered in a coffee machine format.
Feeding infants with a new prebiotic-enriched formula may reduce the incidence of atopic dermatitis by 44 percent, says new data from a Danone Research study.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has turned down a health claim application linking a milk thistle extract to increased breast milk production after delivery.
Danisco and Arla are taking part in a €2.5m+ business/academia research project to isolate and develop some of the oligosaccharides naturally present in human breast milk for use in infant formulas.
A new process for the production of the human milk oligosaccharide Fucosyllactose that allows for large-scale production of the saccharide means the immune boosting food ingredient is now low cost, claims its German developer.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an advertisement for Aptamil Follow On infant formula may not continue to be broadcast because it implies it can stop children from catching colds.
The consumption of food enriched with conjugated linoleic acid can increase the level of these potentially healthy fatty acids in breast milks, according to a recent study.
Nestle has confirmed its interest in buying Novartis' Gerber baby
foods business, according to reports, and is aiming to increase
sales from its nutrition division by 10 per cent.
The infant formula market presents opportunities for proven
nutritional ingredients within the updated EU regulatory framework,
and follow-on products and those aimed at mothers' are also
targeted by suppliers.
Infant formula with added probiotic bacteria appeared to reduce
irritability in infants and lowered the frequency of antibiotic
use, report US researchers.
Premature infants fed breast milk made developmental gains equal to
or greater than those fed formula specially designed for
low-birth-weight infants, reports a team of international
researchers.
Breastfeeding is still the best way to ensure that babies obtain
the necessary nutritional intake for developing a healthy brain.
This was the conclusion of a panel of experts meeting last week at
the Advances in Paediatric Nutrition...
Enfamil LIPIL, an infant formula with DHA and ARA - two nutrients
naturally found in breast milk - has been shown to improve visual
development in infants, according to a new study funded by the
National Institute of Child Health...
Breast feeding may affect a child's intelligence as well as
bringing other benefits. But it is not always possible for women to
breastfeed. As a result, researchers are looking to develop a
bottle formula that more closely resembles...