Naomi, You wrote, "It's just a recall like so many other recalls of formula over the last number of years." I respectfully disagree with your statement. According to the Israeli news account there are 3 infants dead and a number of infants brain damaged severely. This is not what I would call "a recall like so many other recalls." On the heels of the enterobacter sakazakaii contamination, one might suspect that this should be cause for serious alarm among health care professionals. (I am not suggesting that this is enterobacter sakazakaii again). According to the news account they still have not pinpointed the problem. So at this point it would be speculation to say that the health authorities know exactly what the problem is. But I believe that this is the time for health professionals to take a serious look at the genetic engineering of components in infant formula. What we maybe seeing is the tip of the iceberg in regard to health effects of genetically engineered infant formula. There is an interesting article by Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey at the CETOS website (a non-profit environmental group)that I would recommend to this list on genetically engineered soy. (I also would suggest that rearranging genes in our food chain--especially growth hormone genes--maybe contributing to our obesity problem. For some reason not understood by our scientists, cloned animals are bigger than our normal, non-cloned animals) Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC see: http://www.cetos.org/articles/greatreasure.html "Estrogenic substances play critical roles in controlling sexual differentiation, calcium metabolism, immune functions, cancerous tissue changes, and blood clotting. Hence, it is essential to know how much or little phytoestrogen is present in soy products. A recent non-industry research team headed by Dr. H. Sandermann and working in Germany found data that suggests Roundup Readyô soybeans may have elevated phytoestrogens. These researchers discovered that glyphosate treatment of legumes (fava beans in this case) like soybeans increases the level of plant estrogens. If confirmed, this study provides disturbing evidence that transgenic crops are not only different, but may well have a dramatic impact on the health and well-being of those who rely on soy protein as a major part of their diet. While increased amounts of phytoestrogens in adult diets may protect against certain malignancies or provide other benefits, equally benevolent effects are unlikely if such estrogenic substances enter the diet of newborns." *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html