Abbott, Bein, and other well-known milk powder contain banned additives

Recently, the Ministry of Health announced the "Principles for the Use of Flavors and Flavors for Food (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)", which clearly categorizes 20 kinds of foods such as pure milk as a range of banned spices and flavors. However, the reporter recently visited the provincial market in the province and found that a variety of well-known infant formulas have been added with “vanilla flavor” and “ethyl vanillin”.

Several large supermarkets in the provincial capital are filled with various types of infant milk powder, such as Erie Golden Crown, Abbott, Yashili, Dumex, Bein America, Nestle Nestle, Meiji, Mead Johnson Baby, Wyeth milk powder and so on. The reporter found that most of the powdered milk was flavored except for the first one (0-6 months old baby). Such as Abbott’s second paragraph (6-18 months old baby) and the third paragraph (12-24 months old baby), vanilla flavor is added; Yashili second paragraph (6-12 months old baby) ) Ethyl vanillin was added to infant formulas older than one year old; Malt dextrin was added to Beyn infant formula (6-18 months) and 1-3 infant formulas; Added to Wyeth formula (6-12 months) Ethyl vanillin, 1-3 years old, also added ethyl vanillin and maltodextrin. Moreover, no specific amount of additives was noted in the above milk powder.

A brand of milk powder promotion staff said: “Ethyl vanillin and maltodextrin are all chemical additives that are harmful to babies. However, the doses we add are all in compliance with national standards. Moreover, we are importing milk powder and the quality inspection is better than domestically produced milk powder. It's much more serious."

Some milk powder manufacturers stated that except for 0 to 6 months of infant formula formula, no additional flavorings should be added, and the addition of flavors and flavors to infant formula should be regulated and there should be no problem. The “Announcement No.21” promulgated by the Ministry of Health in 2008 clearly stated that “any food formula that covers 0 to 6 months of infant formula should not be added with any flavorant. Vanillin and ethyl can be used in formulas for larger infants and young children. Vanillin and Vanilla Bean extracts are used at a maximum of 5mg/100ml, 5mg/100ml, respectively, and are used in appropriate amounts according to production needs.”

"Since the state has regulations, milk powder manufacturers can add spices in milk powder, then we should mark the content, so that our parents can buy the rest assured." Ms. He said at the supermarket to buy milk powder.