[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: CDC finds infant formula contaminated

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula
Powdered Cow's Milk Formula Contains Thyroid Toxin

Environmental Working Group (http://www.ewg.org)
April 2, 2009

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) have reported that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are 
contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected in 
drinking water in 28 states and territories.

The two most contaminated brands, made from cow's milk, accounted for 87 
percent of the U.S. powdered formula market in 2000, the scientists said.

The CDC scientists did not identify the formula brands they tested.

The little-noticed CDC findings, published in the March 2009 edition of 
the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology [1], 
raise new concerns about perchlorate pollution, a legacy of Cold War 
rocket and missile tests. Studies have established that the chemical is 
a potent thyroid toxin that may interfere with fetal and infant brain 
development (Kirk 2006).

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For the entire summary, see
http://www.ewg.org/report/CDC-Scientists-Find-Rocket-Fuel-Chemical-In-Infant-Formula

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Lenny Siegel
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