| Infant formula-handling education and safety. | |
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PMID: 18829836 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to assess the extent to which mothers learn about proper handling of infant formula from health professionals and package labels; mothers' beliefs about the likelihood of germs being in infant formula and the importance of following safe-use directions; whether they take measures while handling infant formula to prevent foodborne illnesses and injury to their infants; and maternal characteristics associated with unsafe infant formula-handling practices. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: The study cohort consisted of mothers participating in the 2005-2007 Infant Feeding Practices Study II who fed their infant formula. We conducted frequency and multiple logistic regression analyses. Sample sizes for the analyses ranged from 860 to 1533. RESULTS: The majority of formula-feeding mothers did not receive instruction on formula preparation (77%) or storage (73%) from a health professional. Thirty percent did not read some of the safe-use directions on the formula package label; an approximately equal percentage (38%) thought that both powdered (which is not sterile) and ready-to-feed (which is sterile) formula were unlikely to contain germs; and 85% believed that following safe-storage directions was very important. Among the mothers of the youngest infants analyzed, 55% did not always wash their hands with soap before preparing infant formula, 32% did not adequately wash bottle nipples between uses, 35% heated formula bottles in a microwave oven, and 6% did not always discard formula left standing for >2 hours. The prevalence of these unsafe practices was similar among mothers of older infants. No consistent pattern of maternal characteristics was associated with unsafe practices. CONCLUSIONS: Many mothers do not follow safe practices when preparing infant formula. Additional research is needed to understand why more mothers do not follow safe formula-handling recommendations. |
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Authors:
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Judith Labiner-Wolfe; Sara B Fein; Katherine R Shealy |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 122 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-02 Completed Date: 2008-11-12 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S85-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy, HFS 020, College Park, MD 20740, USA. judy.labiner@fda.hhs.gov |
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Bottle Feeding
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standards* Female Food Handling / standards* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Infant Infant Care / standards* Infant Formula* Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Patient Education as Topic |
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