There is a patent application at the US Patent & Trademark Office called,
"Infant formula compositions containing lutein and zeaxanthin."  The inventor is
John Paul Zimmer, who is a member of the International Society of Researchers
of Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML).  This patent is assigned to Wyeth.
Lutein and zeaxanthin are considered antioxidants--carotenoids. " Lutein and
zeaxanthin may be obtained by extraction from marigolds... or other
biotechnology-derived and enriched xanthophyll sources." [genetic engineering?] As you can
see by the following quote from this patent application, the basis for putting
these antioxidants in formula is due to research on human milk and more
specifically to one study presented at the 2000 International Society for Research on
Human Milk and Lactation Meeting.  This is why I believe that human milk
research is not about  breastfeeding advocacy but about making a better infant
formula, drug, or vaccine.  The mixing of these interests has created and will
continue to create the economic necessity to sabotage breastfeeding.
Valerie W. McClain, breastfeeding advocate

http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

patent applciation # 20030228392
"Infant formula compositions containing lutein and zeaxanthin"
Inventor:  Zimmer, John Paul
Assignee:  Wyeth
Filed: June 4, 2003

"0016] The use of lutein and zeaxanthin in the present amounts closely
resembles the amounts of such compounds found in human breast milk on a worldwide
basis. As reported at the 2000 International Society for Research on Human Milk
and Lactation Meeting, one study analyzed the total lutein and zeaxanthin
content of human milk samples from 450 women from nine countries. The lowest
individual concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin observed was 6 mcg/Liter and the
highest concentration was 230 mcg/Liter

[0017] The following table sets forth the average concentration of lutein and
zeaxanthin in milk samples from each of the nine countries.

1 Country Lutein and Zeaxanthin (mcg/L) Australia 15.36.+-. 1.14 Canada
17.07.+-. 1.14 Chile 32.43.+-. 2.84 China 43.23.+-. 4.55 Japan 43.80.+-. 2.27
Mexico 25.03.+-. 1.71 Philippines 19.91.+-. 1.71 United Kingdom 15.36.+-. 1.14
United States 25.12.+-. 1.14

[0018] The infant formula compositions of the present invention may be
prepared by utilizing conventional bovine milk and protein based formulas such as
S-26 or soy protein based formulas such as Nursoy available from Wyeth
Nutrition."

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