>
> ....Herman de Boer, the head of the company, says one fo the main uses of
> lactogerrin will be to enrich baby milk, which is clearly not lifesaving.  A
> spokesman for Nutricia, the main Dutch manufacturer of baby milk, says it is not
> clear whether humgn lactoferrin can helpt to prevent gut infection in babies.
> It failed to show any benefit in an experiment in which it was added to baby
> milk powder.
> ************************
> See also:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_600000/600551.stm


I rermember very well when it came out that nutricia was one of the secret sponors of
the project. This caused a media scandal and questions in the parliament, and
Nutricia was forced to step out fo the project.

but appearantly the relationships remained, and the research for enriching formula
went on.


Annelies Bon

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