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Infant Formula

Provisional scaffold. This page was created automatically on 2026-05-19 so that an ingested source could route to it.

Provisional scaffold. This page was created automatically on 2026-05-19 so that an ingested source could route to it. Aliases, category, and the contamination profile have not yet been populated. Content below is minimal until a synthesis pass consolidates the literature for this ingredient.

Reason: heal-gaps: routing_unresolved entry from source su2020-infant-formula-china-toxic-elements declared ingredient/infant-formula, no close-slug match

Triggering source: Content and Dietary Exposure Assessment of Toxic Elements in Infant Formulas from the Chinese Market

Literature scope

The literature corpus for this ingredient is currently thin. Sources route here as ingest proceeds; once enough sources accumulate per the Part 9 synthesis trigger (n_studies ≥ 2 per metal), the synthesis pass will populate the contamination profile.

References

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  1. Content and Dietary Exposure Assessment of Toxic Elements in Infant Formulas from the Chinese MarketSu C, Zheng N, Gao Y, Huang S, Yang X, Wang Z, et al. · Foods 9(12):1839 · 2020 · doi.org/10.3390/foods9121839Peer-reviewed

Sources

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#CitationYearTypeUsed on this page for
1FDA 2026. Analytical Results for Toxic Elements in Infant Formula, FY2023-FY2025 Special Survey, FDA analytical results table2026Government datasetUS tAs, Pb, Cd, tHg occurrence in FDA special survey infant formula samples tested in FY2023-FY2025 (n=312)
2Mumtaz et al. 2025. Occurrence and Risk Evaluation of Trace Metals in Infant Nutrition Sources in Rural and Urban Multan, Pakistan, Food and Nutrition Insights2025Peer-reviewedPK Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn, Fe occurrence in infant nutrition sources from rural and urban Multan, Pakistan
3Spungen et al. 2024. Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020, Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A2024Peer-reviewedUS Pb, Cd concentrations
4Ouyang et al. 2022. Early Life Microbiota — Impact of Delivery Mode and Infant Feeding, Comprehensive Gut Microbiota, Volume 2 (Elsevier), Chapter 2.03, pp. 25-382022ReviewCited reference from Comprehensive Gut Microbiota, Volume 2 (Elsevier), Chapter 2.03, pp. 25-38
5Saraiva et al. 2021. Chromium speciation analysis in raw and cooked milk and meat samples by species-specific isotope dilution and HPLC-ICP-MS, Food Additives & Contaminants Part A 38(2):304-3142021Peer-reviewedFR/DK Cr-VI, Cr-III, Cr-total occurrence in Three sample types × 10 samples each: infant formula milk (n=10), semi-skimmed milk (n=10), bovine meat including chorizo… (n=30)
6Elsheikh et al. 2020. Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OES, Asian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-12782020Peer-reviewedSA Al, Pb, Cd, tAs, Mn, Ni, V, Si, Ba occurrence in Fifty-seven samples covering 19 different brands purchased in Turabah province, Saudi Arabia: 3 brands of infant formula (including… (n=57)
7FSA 2016. Survey of metals in commercial infant foods, infant formula and non-infant specific foods, UK Food Standards Agency report FS1020482016Government reportUK Al, Sb, tAs, iAs, Cd, Cr, Cu, I, Fe, Pb, Mn, tHg, Ni, Se, Sn, Zn concentrations
8Lo et al. 2015. Simultaneous Determination of As, Cu, Cr, Se, Sn, Cd, Sb and Pb Levels in Infant Formulas by ICP-MS after Microwave-Assisted Digestion: Method Validation, Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology2015Peer-reviewedIT tAs, Cr, Sn, Cd, Pb, Sb occurrence in infant formula samples analyzed during ICP-MS method validation
9Lutfullah et al. 2014. Comparative study of heavy metals in dried and fluid milk in Peshawar by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, The Scientific World Journal2014Peer-reviewedPK Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn occurrence in Dried infant formula, powdered milk, fresh milk, and processed milk purchased in Peshawar, Pakistan (n=46)
10Sipahi et al. 2014. Safety assessment of essential and toxic metals in infant formulas, The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 56(4):385-3912014Peer-reviewedTR Pb, Cd, Al, Mn, Cr, Co occurrence in Sixty-three different infant foods and formulas from 21 manufacturers acquired in pharmacies and supermarkets in Ankara, Turkey, in… (n=63)
11Pandelova et al. 2012. Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn contents in baby foods from the EU market: Comparison of assessed infant intakes with the present safety limits for minerals and trace elements, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis2012Peer-reviewedEU/FR/DE Cd, tHg, Ni, Pb, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, Zn concentrations
12Dabeka et al. 1987. Lead, cadmium, and fluoride levels in market milk and infant formulas in Canada, Journal of Association of Official Analytical Chemists 70(4):754-7571987StudyCA Pb, Cd concentrations
13Kirkpatrick et al. 1980. The Trace Element Content of Canadian Baby Foods and Estimation of Trace Element Intake by Infants, Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology Journal 13(4):154-1611980Peer-reviewedCA Cd, Cr-total, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni, Zn occurrence in Canadian national survey, 1975 sample collection. 306 unique products requested from all manufacturers of baby foods, formulae, and… (n=330)

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3484bf12026-05-19autonomy: daemon tick 2026-05-19T19-35-00Z — gap-healing + extraction + pooling + briefings

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