Formula Milk Not The Cause Of Breast Growth In Babies, Say Chinese Authorities

The Empire Strikes Back.

An inquiry into whether infant formula milk might be linked to breast growth in babies found no link, Chinese authorities announced today. The investigation was ordered after some parents in Hubei complained their babies were growing breasts and one 1-year-old girl in Beijing had premature puberty after drinking formula milk made by Synutra International. (Link)

A Ministry of Health spokesman, Deng HaiHua said the investigation found that the hormone levels within the milk powder were within normal standards "(investigators) found nothing abnormal about the amount of hormones contained in milk powder from Synutra and other brands".

According to Deng, food safety experts from China CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) tested 42 samples of Synutra dairy products and 31 dairy samples from other dairy companies.

One of the samples tested came from the milk residue drunk by one of the babies who had grown breasts - nothing unusual was detect.

And so the controversy rages on.