WHO say 8 weeks minimum, for all the reasons Sam just went through. http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/pif_guidelines.pdf "1.3 Populations at greatest risk of infection Although E. sakazakii can cause illness in all age groups, infants (children <1 year) are at most risk with neonates and infants under two months at greatest risk. The groups of infants at greatest risk includes in particular pre-term infants, low-birth-weight (<2.5 kg) infants or immunocompromised infants. However, infants who are compromised for any other reason may also be at greater risk of E. sakazakii infection. Infants of HIV-positive mothers are also at risk because they may be immunocompromised and may specifically require PIF (FAO/WHO, 2004). There appear to be two distinct infant risk groups for E. sakazakii infection: premature infants who develop bacteraemia after one month of age, and term infants who develop meningitis during the neonatal period. Therefore, the FAO/WHO expert working group (2006) concluded that while infants appear to be the group at particular risk, neonates and also those less than two months of age are at greatest risk (FAO/WHO, 2006)." Morgan Gallagher Germaine Lambergs wrote: > Hi, one of the pedis asked about a mother telling her that someone said not to > use powder formula before 6 months. Is this true? I searched the archives but > could not find a specific time frame for starting powder. thank you, Germaine > > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome