Thought you might be interested in this. The source is Catherine Young
(editor of Compleat Mother) from a telephone interview with David Josephy,
Guelph, Ontario:

>>The Guelph scientist who found toxins in
>>breastmilk said the same or more toxins
>>could be found in formula.
>>
>>David Josephy, 43, a professor of chemistry
>>and biochemistry at the University of Guelph,
>>studied 31 breastfeeding mothers with babies
>>aged one week to six months.  He found
>>"really small, base levels" of aromatic amines,
>>toxic substances found in plastic, dye,
>>pharmaceuticals and pesticides, industrial
>>waste, air and water, tobacco smoke and some
>>food.
>>
>>"Lots and lots of studies show the risk of
>>breastcancer is lower if the mother breastfeeds,"
>>said Josephy. He agreed the minute amount
>>of aromatic amines found in the mothers' milk
>>could be discharged by breastfeeding, therefore
>>giving scientific reason for the known instance
>>of reduced breastcancer for mothers who
>>nursed their babies.
>>
>>Josephy said he would like to study the amounts
>>of aromatic amines in formula from soya beans
>>grown in pesticide sprayed fields but the funding
>>from his study, from the Canadian Breast
>>Cancer Foundation, has run out.
>>
>>Josephy stressed the benefits for the baby,
>>of breastfeeding (including higher IQ, reduced
>>risk of allergies, colitis, Crohn's disease,
>>meningitis, diabetes, diarrhea and SIDS)
>>as well as reduced risk of breastcancer,
>>ovarian cancer and osetoporosis for the
>>mother, far outweigh any risk associated
>>with minute levels of toxins in breastmilk.
>>>www.compleatmother.com

Janice Berry
Columbus, OH