The presence of bacteria in infant formula is not new among food researchers. Linkages between the bacteria milk formula in infants with the disease have been identified since 1983.
To know is would any formula milk baby food products are not sterile. That's why milk should be brewed with boiled water temperature of at least 70 degrees centigrade and consumed immediately after thawed.
After a scene with E.sakazakii bacteria in Indonesia, now the parents in the United States is made anxious by the case of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination in infant formula in circulation there. To prevent bacterial contamination in infant formula, there are steps we can do, like yag presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA, the following:
- Use hot water to make baby formula from powdered milk formula. Hot water should reach 158 ° F (70 ° C)
- If possible, do not use milk powder. You can use liquid formula milk usually more sterile.
- Follow the instructions as set forth in the manufacture of milk packaging.
- Dispose of formula milk if you do not immediately drink it within 24 hours after preparation.
Meanwhile Lorry Rubin, chief of infectious diseases at the Cohen Children's Medical Center, New York, said the most important things parents should know is, how to prepare infant formula correctly. Glasses and bottles should be cleaned and sanitized and the water should be boiled and cooled before adding the powdered milk formula. "If you are trying to stay warm or wrong in its presentation, the bacteria can multiply and you have a higher risk for getting sick," he explained.
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