Post date: Jun 25, 2013 2:8:50 AM
An organic infant formula apparently contains a pesticide, Copper Sulfate, labeled as a nutrient.
Poisoning babies.
This can not be tolerated.
According to the Activist Post:
Friday, June 21, 2013
USDA Organic Infant Formula Contains Pesticide Labeled As A "Nutrient"
Sayer Ji
Activist Post
The USDA organic label is supposed to protect the consumer against GMOs and avoidable chemical exposures, but the sobering fact is that USDA-certified infant formula manufacturers are not only being allowed to use a pesticide in their formulas, but are advertising it as a 'healthy' mineral to unsuspecting consumers.
Unbeknownst to the vast majority of U.S. consumers, the nutritional adequacy of infant formula it not determined by its ability to support and produce health in those who receive it, as would be expected. Instead, it is deemed nutritionally adequate solely by virtue of it containing minimum quantities of a list of 29 nutrients, without specifying or even acknowledging the significant qualitative differences that exist between minerals in the form of nutrients and those in the form of industrial chemicals, e.g. amino acid-chelated forms of iron (iron glycinate) are much safer than relatively inorganic forms (ferrous oxide). Surprisingly, all that regulators do is ensure that those ingredients are there in the amounts deemed necessary, and that some basic quality control measures are followed during the manufacturing process.
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Indeed, if you dig deeper into its toxicological classification you will find that, according to the Dangerous Substance Directive (one of the main European Union laws concerning chemical safety), Copper Sulfate is "Harmful (Xn), Irritant (Xi) and Dangerous for the environment (N)." According to research performed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the lowest dose of copper sulfate that had an acutely toxic impact on humans is 11 mg/kg, which is approximately 748 mg for a 150 lb adult. [3]
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Even trusted brands within the natural products channel, such as Earth Best's Organic formula, and Baby's Own Organics contain Copper Sulfate as a "mineral" nutrient.
How can this be?
The USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) presently regulates the definition of organic. According to NOP guidelines, any multi-ingredient product that contains 95% or more organic ingredients (excluding water and salt) may be labeled "organic." Therefore the Copper Sulfate in Similac's Advance Organic formula falls within the "contains less than 2%" ingredient list, giving the chemical a free pass.
The complete article is here.