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>Rachel,
>According to Martek website their oils are in formulas in the UK (Wyeth SMA
>Gold) and in Spain. Their patent was revoked by the European Patent Office
>following challenges by two potential competitors. They state in
>the following
>article that their "sales" in Europe could be affected.
>http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news-NG.asp?n=56055-martek-s-european
>
>I have a news release from Martek dated Jan 6 1997 that states that Novartis
>has "introduced a preterm infant formula PreAdapta (Sandoz Nutrition)
>containing Martek's oils. I have another news release dated
>November 12, 1996 that
>Nutricia based in the Netherlands has introduced its preterm infant formula
>Nenatal, containing Martek oils in Spain. According to this news
>release Spain
>represented the 5th European country in which Martek oils are being marketed
>(Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and the UK). Preterm infant formulas were
>marketed first in Europe and in other countries including Australia,
>Israel, Spain,
>France and Hong Kong. Martek has license agreements with many infant formula
>companies around the world.
>Valerie W. McClain, breastfeeding advocate
I am confused now!
My understanding has been that in the UK, no infant formula which
contains GM ingredients has yet been approved for sale. This govt.
document from 2003 confirms this:
http://www.sacn.gov.uk/pdfs/sacn_02_03.pdf
I have done a further web search, and can only find confirmation. The
UK manufacturers' association say they don't use them:
http://www.idfa.org.uk/ht_full.aspx?id=1
Yet your link, Valerie, indicates that GM ingredients are indeed in
SMA in the UK. I honestly think it is unlikely that manufacturers
would deliberately introduce GM ingredients without getting prior
approval - though not impossible.
I agree with Rachel that we certainly need to know this information.
I appreciate your vigilance.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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