store brand formula (x-posted)

"Liz S. Reynolds" wrote in message
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In article ,
C&J wrote:
Oh my goodness, they are talking about in different countrys. I seen one
of
those shows like 20/20 or 60 minutes or something like that not to long
ago
and they were talking about the exact same thing and there was no
difference
in the formulas! Next time you are at the store compare the formulas and
decide for yourself

As it turns out that formula was exported to the US, it's apparently
popular in Orthodox neighborhoods around NYC although I haven't heard of
any cases of sick babies because of it yet. It was in the news big time
around here the other week.

I read that also. I don't think people here in AZ have to worry about that.


Crystal

-Liz

C&J wrote:

I read that also. I don't think people here in AZ have to worry
about that.


They might, however, want to worry about this (posted yesterday to LactNet):

"E. sakazakii is fairly common-one study showed that 14% of
samples from formula around the world was contaminated with E. sakazakii.
This
is certainly not a reassuring statistic for families who do not realize that
even though powdered formula is less expensive, it can bring with it an
unwanted little bonus."

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

I have not yet come across anything that stated it was a generic brand that
was contaminated. All I found that it was powdered formula. So I will just
speak for myself, I am not worried about this at all. I don't like using
powdered formula anyways and I breastfeed.

Crystal

"iphigenia" wrote in message
...
C&J wrote:

I read that also. I don't think people here in AZ have to worry
about that.


They might, however, want to worry about this (posted yesterday to
LactNet):

"E. sakazakii is fairly common-one study showed that 14% of
samples from formula around the world was contaminated with E. sakazakii.
This
is certainly not a reassuring statistic for families who do not realize
that
even though powdered formula is less expensive, it can bring with it an
unwanted little bonus."

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

My bad, I just came across it!

Crystal

"C&J" wrote in message
t...
I have not yet come across anything that stated it was a generic brand
that
was contaminated. All I found that it was powdered formula. So I will
just
speak for myself, I am not worried about this at all. I don't like using
powdered formula anyways and I breastfeed.

Crystal

"iphigenia" wrote in message
...
C&J wrote:

I read that also. I don't think people here in AZ have to worry
about that.


They might, however, want to worry about this (posted yesterday to
LactNet):

"E. sakazakii is fairly common-one study showed that 14% of
samples from formula around the world was contaminated with E.
sakazakii.
This
is certainly not a reassuring statistic for families who do not realize
that
even though powdered formula is less expensive, it can bring with it an
unwanted little bonus."

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

(ted) wrote in message . com...
I'm supplementing my baby with formula while bfing at nights. I was
wondering if there's any difference between the branded
(Enfamil,similac etc) and the store brand (Kirkland @ Costco). DH and
I compared the ingredients listed on the tin. The quantities are
exactly the same.
Anyways, there's a 30% difference in price. I don't know if it's ok to
buy the Kirkland Supreme versus the Enfamil.

Has anyone used the store brand and how do you feel?

Thanks.

Haven't used formula personally, but my understanding is that infant
formula is so tightly regulated by the FDA that there's no significant
difference in brand-name vs. store brand formulas. I would imagine
that it's a function of the individual babies preference (or lack
thereof) for a particular formula.

Kate
and the Bug, June 8 2003

In ,
iphigenia wrote:

*C&J wrote:
*
* I read that also. I don't think people here in AZ have to worry
* about that.
*
*
*They might, however, want to worry about this (posted yesterday to LactNet):
*
*"E. sakazakii is fairly common-one study showed that 14% of
*samples from formula around the world was contaminated with E. sakazakii.
*This
*is certainly not a reassuring statistic for families who do not realize that
*even though powdered formula is less expensive, it can bring with it an
*unwanted little bonus."

Hey, sorry to butt in here, but was that you in the article about the
nurse-in at Burger King that someone posted to some other ng I read??

-h.

--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large

(ted) wrote in message . com...
I'm supplementing my baby with formula while bfing at nights. I was
wondering if there's any difference between the branded
(Enfamil,similac etc) and the store brand (Kirkland @ Costco). DH and
I compared the ingredients listed on the tin. The quantities are
exactly the same.
Anyways, there's a 30% difference in price. I don't know if it's ok to
buy the Kirkland Supreme versus the Enfamil.

Has anyone used the store brand and how do you feel?

Thanks.

Formula composition is regulated by the FDA and all must meet the same
standards for nutrition. Therefore, the generic or store brand is
essentially the same as the costly alternatives.

http://www.storebrandformulas.com/fda.html

Compare to national brands like Similac and Infamil:

http://www.storebrandformulas.com/compare.html

While some tout other "beneficial" additives (amino acids and the
like) I don't think the benefits of such additives have been proven.

-L.

"Akuvikate" wrote in message
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(ted) wrote in message
. com...
I'm supplementing my baby with formula while bfing at nights. I was
wondering if there's any difference between the branded
(Enfamil,similac etc) and the store brand (Kirkland @ Costco). DH and
I compared the ingredients listed on the tin. The quantities are
exactly the same.
Anyways, there's a 30% difference in price. I don't know if it's ok to
buy the Kirkland Supreme versus the Enfamil.

Has anyone used the store brand and how do you feel?

Thanks.

Haven't used formula personally, but my understanding is that infant
formula is so tightly regulated by the FDA that there's no significant
difference in brand-name vs. store brand formulas. I would imagine
that it's a function of the individual babies preference (or lack
thereof) for a particular formula.

I, personally, never argued that store brand vs name brand was any different
quality-wise. My argument began when C&J said:

Oh my goodness, they are talking about in different countrys. I seen one
of
those shows like 20/20 or 60 minutes or something like that not to long
ago
and they were talking about the exact same thing and there was no
difference
in the formulas! Next time you are at the store compare the formulas and
decide for yourself

....as if the fact that this happened in a different country meant that it
didn't apply here. I replied that there's always a risk, in the US/Canada
no less than in other developed countries, that formula may be contaminated
or be lacking or excessive in some nutrient. I doubt it makes any
difference whether it's a generic or name-brand formula (and from what I can
tell, lots of the generic/store-brand formulas are actually the same formula
as the name-brand, just labeled differently). Almost all the time, any of
these will be safe and complete, and then it's a matter of which one a baby
will like, and will agree with the baby.

--angela

Yeah well C&J said that because it had nothing to do with the begining of
the thread . He simply asked if there was a difference between the 2
(generic and brand name). It didn't apply here! Not in that article
anyways. Tell me were in *that article* that it stated in the U.S. We all
know that there are risks with everything. I mean come on now that's a
given and if someone doesn't know that then they are pretty stupid.

Crystal



"Chotii" wrote in message
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"Akuvikate" wrote in message
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(ted) wrote in message
. com...
I'm supplementing my baby with formula while bfing at nights. I was
wondering if there's any difference between the branded
(Enfamil,similac etc) and the store brand (Kirkland @ Costco). DH and
I compared the ingredients listed on the tin. The quantities are
exactly the same.
Anyways, there's a 30% difference in price. I don't know if it's ok to
buy the Kirkland Supreme versus the Enfamil.

Has anyone used the store brand and how do you feel?

Thanks.

Haven't used formula personally, but my understanding is that infant
formula is so tightly regulated by the FDA that there's no significant
difference in brand-name vs. store brand formulas. I would imagine
that it's a function of the individual babies preference (or lack
thereof) for a particular formula.

I, personally, never argued that store brand vs name brand was any
different
quality-wise. My argument began when C&J said:

Oh my goodness, they are talking about in different countrys. I seen
one
of
those shows like 20/20 or 60 minutes or something like that not to long
ago
and they were talking about the exact same thing and there was no
difference
in the formulas! Next time you are at the store compare the formulas
and
decide for yourself

...as if the fact that this happened in a different country meant that it
didn't apply here. I replied that there's always a risk, in the US/Canada
no less than in other developed countries, that formula may be
contaminated
or be lacking or excessive in some nutrient. I doubt it makes any
difference whether it's a generic or name-brand formula (and from what I
can
tell, lots of the generic/store-brand formulas are actually the same
formula
as the name-brand, just labeled differently). Almost all the time, any of
these will be safe and complete, and then it's a matter of which one a
baby
will like, and will agree with the baby.

--angela

"Chotii" wrote in message .. .
"Akuvikate" wrote in message
om...
(ted) wrote in message
. com...
I'm supplementing my baby with formula while bfing at nights. I was
wondering if there's any difference between the branded
(Enfamil,similac etc) and the store brand (Kirkland @ Costco). DH and
I compared the ingredients listed on the tin. The quantities are
exactly the same.
Anyways, there's a 30% difference in price. I don't know if it's ok to
buy the Kirkland Supreme versus the Enfamil.

Has anyone used the store brand and how do you feel?

Thanks.

Haven't used formula personally, but my understanding is that infant
formula is so tightly regulated by the FDA that there's no significant
difference in brand-name vs. store brand formulas. I would imagine
that it's a function of the individual babies preference (or lack
thereof) for a particular formula.

I, personally, never argued that store brand vs name brand was any different
quality-wise. My argument began when C&J said:

Oh my goodness, they are talking about in different countrys. I seen one
of
those shows like 20/20 or 60 minutes or something like that not to long
ago
and they were talking about the exact same thing and there was no
difference
in the formulas! Next time you are at the store compare the formulas and
decide for yourself

...as if the fact that this happened in a different country meant that it
didn't apply here. I replied that there's always a risk, in the US/Canada
no less than in other developed countries, that formula may be contaminated
or be lacking or excessive in some nutrient. I doubt it makes any
difference whether it's a generic or name-brand formula (and from what I can
tell, lots of the generic/store-brand formulas are actually the same formula
as the name-brand, just labeled differently). Almost all the time, any of
these will be safe and complete, and then it's a matter of which one a baby
will like, and will agree with the baby.

--angela


Agreed -- I was just responding to the OP's question about whether
there's a difference between store- and name-brand formula.

Kate
and the Bug, June 8 2003