Valerie said, "They are genetically engineering human
milk enzymes.  Since the FDA policy is that the
genetically engineered is equivalent to the real
thing, we  will be seeing alot of this kind of
advertising by various companies. "

Valerie, my concern wasn't so much about where the
enzymes came from, but it was about the marketing of
yet another human milk product, implying that we dont'
need the real thing.  According to my husband who has
his grubby mitts on the thing, there was an article in
the latest New Scientist discussing the sugars in
human milk, comparing them to the sugars of Xylitol, a
sweetener from Finland.  Maybe Hanna knows more about
this?  I found
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/healthscience/2001793222_gumstudy17m.html>
on google.news.

kate

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