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If you are seeking quality nutrition for your baby, and believe that name-brand formula is somehow superior, the high price that you are paying is largely going toward advertising hos their formula is better than others are. The truth is that most infant formula is produced in the same facility and is private labeled for different brands. This facility meets ISO 9001-2000 standards as well as al FDA nutritional guidelines for formula. This firm manufactures infant formula for the US and Canadian markets as well as many other countries including most of Europe and South America. The infant formula produced also meets the recommended nutritional standards from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the US National Academy of Science. This means that if you purchase expensive, highly promoted, brand-name infant formula from a large pharmaceutical house you are not getting anything that is any better than economical store brands, since all infant formula sold meets the same FDA specifications.

Everyone has probably repeatedly heard that the best food for a baby is mother’s own milk, but if it is necessary to supplement it or substitute a commercial formula, you should be aware of the minimal differences, mostly packaging, between expensive and economical brands.

The same produces noted above now offers another breakthrough organic infant formula, which is made to adhere to USDA organic food standards. Besides these standards, it meets strict dietary standards for kosher law, and thus will satisfy strict dietary principles for various minority religous groups. Bu following ISO, FDA, USDA and other regulations this organic formula can be seen as the best food for a baby, besides mother’s milk. This formula includes lipids DHA and ARA and by means of partial hydrolyzation has a formula that is adapted to babies that often have gas problems. The important point is that the infant formula available from most sources is essentially the same and high price is no guarantee of higher quality.