>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  Their patent was revoked by the European Patent Office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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