SING TAOAll 15 formulas tested by the Consumer Council have been found to contain a contaminant that could damage a baby's kidneys and male reproductive organ. Council chief executive Gilly Wong said Hong Kong has yet to introduce regulations on 3-MCPD in infant formulas, adding: "Whether to stop feeding babies such formulas depends on parents themselves." Nora Tam, chairwoman of the council's research and testing committee, said: "If the formulas contain 3-MCPD, the infants will bear a rather high health risk as they don't have another source of nutrition." Hong Kong's food and drug regulations stipulate that infant formulas should contain energy and 33 nutrients including protein, linoleic acid and vitamins. But six formulas were found to contain less nutrients than the information on their packages, Tam said, urging manufacturers to review their production procedures.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2020 19:07 UTC