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NeoKare Nutrition human breast milk products - recalled due to elevated levels of lead
3 years ago •source food.gov.uk
United Kingdom
NeoKare Nutrition Limited is recalling its human breast milk products because they contain elevated levels of lead. The company sold a small number of human breast milk products to people online. 30 hospitals were also supplied by the company. Of those supplied, 7 hospitals used the product – 6 in England and 1 in Wales. One of the products was given by some hospitals to a small number of premature babies as part of a clinical trial or as an alternative source of nutrition.The recalled products are:
• MOTHER’S MILK FORTIFIER (MMF) POWDER 10 x 1g, food for special medical purpose, supplied to NHS Hospitals only for use predominantly in clinical trials involving preterm babies, not available for retail sale
• PASTEURISED HUMAN BREAST MILK (PHBM) POWDER 6g (supplied direct to customers online)
• 70CAL LIQUID FROZEN 15ml and 50ml, (supplied to the NHS Hospitals and supplied direct to customers online)
• PASTEURISED HUMAN BREAST MILK (PHBM) LIQUID FROZEN 50ml (supplied direct to customers online)
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is working with Trading Standards to investigate how human breast milk products made by NeoKare Nutrition Limited contained elevated levels of lead. The risk to the health of those who have been given these products is likely to be low.
If you have any of the recalled products, do not feed them to your baby.
According to FSA, lead is a metal that occurs naturally in the environment. It is present at low levels in many foods as a result of it being in soil and water. Everyone has a background exposure to lead from dietary sources because lead is present in food. Investigations are ongoing to establish how the elevated levels of lead occurred.
There are no maximum levels for lead set in legislation for human breast milk. However, NeoKare Nutrition Limited’s Mother’s Milk Fortifier product is also classed as ‘food for special medical purposes’, which has to be given under medical supervision, and this product does have a maximum legal limit for lead.
If your baby is experiencing symptoms after consuming this product it is important to report it. It can help to detect & resolve outbreaks early and prevent others from being harmed, and it enables better surveillance. If symptoms persist seek medical attention.
Source: www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/notification-of-a-recall-of-a-small-number-of-human-breast-milk-products
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