Metals risk in baby milk: Popular formulas can contain 100 times more aluminium than breast milk

• Traces of metal in milk from leading products found to be much higher than is legally allowed in water, according to research
• Top brands Aptamil, Cow And Gate and Hipp Organic all contained levels of aluminium which are too high, say the scientists
  

By JENNY HOPE

PUBLISHED: 23:35 GMT, 10 October 2013 | UPDATED: 06:47 GMT, 11 October 2013

Formula baby milk can contain 100 times more aluminium than breast milk, potentially causing health problems in later life, claim researchers.

Traces of the metal in milk from some of the UK’s leading products were found to be much higher than is legally allowed in water, according to scientists at Keele University, Staffordshire.

Top brands including Aptamil, Cow And Gate and Hipp Organic all contained levels of aluminium which are too high, say the researchers.

Their study, published in the journal BMC Pediatrics, examined 30 types of formula sold in the UK, including infant first milks and toddler milks.

Previous research has linked aluminium to neurological diseases, bone defects and dementia in later life.

Manufacturers say they do not add aluminium to their products, but many formulas are often packaged in aluminium foil and the metal may be found in the ingredients or processing.

It occurs naturally in soya plants due to the acidic soil they are grown in.

Experts are now calling for manufacturers to dramatically lower the amount of aluminium that ends up in their products or print the aluminium level they contain so parents can make an informed choice on which formula to buy.

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