Found this interesting. Rocket Fuel in formula. Whats next?
April 6, 2009 — CDC scientists have found a chemical called perchlorate in samples of powdered infant formula.
Perchlorate occurs naturally in the environment; it’s also made for use in rocket propellant, explosives, fireworks, and road flares.
Perchlorate has been found in drinking water in some areas of the country, as well as in food and breast milk.
High levels of exposure to perchlorate may disrupt the function of the thyroid gland, which is needed for normal growth and development of the central nervous system, according to background information from the FDA.
The formula findings, published online in the Journal of Exposure Sciences and Environmental Epidemiology, raise more questions than answers.
Those questions include the health effects of perchlorate from powdered infant formula, whether iodine supplementation might offset perchlorate-related thyroid problems, and whether the formula samples that were tested were representative of powdered infant formula nationwide.
“It’s important to note that infant formula contains iodine and that iodine would be expected to ameliorate any potential effects that perchlorate would have,” Ben Blount, PhD, Chief of the CDC’s Perchlorate Biomonitoring Laboratory, tells WebMD.
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