Determination of Vitamin B12 in Milk and Dairy Products by Isotope-Dilution Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Baifen Huang, Jingshun Zhang, Mengli Wang, Zengxuan Cai

“…The method is simple, rapid, accurate, and sensitive, and it is suitable for the determination of vitamin B12 in different types of milk and dairy products such as whey powder, whole milk powder, pure milk, fermented milk, infant formula, and prescription food for special medical purposes.…”
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Dietary exposure to Arsenic, Cadmium, and lead amongst under-five Syrian refugee and Lebanese children in rural Lebanon by Sara Daher, Fouad Ziade, Moomen Baroudi

“…Food products that contributed the most to toxic elements exposure were bread and infant formula among infants and bread and French fries among young children. …”
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Microplastic and human health with focus on pediatric well-being: a comprehensive review and call for future studies by Rogers Wainkwa Chia, Ntegang Venant Atem, Jin-Yong Lee, Jihye Cha

“…These studies found that milk and infant formulas are common sources of MP exposure in infants. …”
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Is the Macronutrient Intake of Formula-Fed Infants Greater Than Breast-Fed Infants in Early Infancy? by Shelly N. Hester, Deborah S. Hustead, Amy D. Mackey, Atul Singhal, Barbara J. Marriage

“…The energy content of colostrum (mean, SEM: 53.6±2.5 kcal/100 mL), transitional milk (57.7±4.2 kcal/100 mL), and mature milk (65.2±1.1 kcal/100 mL) was lower than conventional infant formula (67 kcal/100 mL) on all days analyzed. …”
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Differentially expressed whey proteins of donkey and bovine colostrum revealed with a label-free proteomics approach by Mohan Li, Qilong Li, Haikun Yu, Xiumin Zhang, Dehao Li, Wanying Song, Yan Zheng, Xiqing Yue

“…Our results provide a vital insight into the differences between donkey and bovine colostrum, along with important information on the significant components as nutritional and functional factors to be included in infant formula based on multiple milk sources.…”
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Fecal Microbiome and Metabolomic Profiles of Mixed-Fed Infants Are More Similar to Formula-Fed than Breastfed Infants by Mei Wang, Negin Valizadegan, Christopher J. Fields, Sharon M. Donovan

“…Many infants consume both human milk and infant formula (mixed-fed); however, few studies have investigated how mixed feeding affects the gut microbiome composition and metabolic profiles compared to exclusive breastfeeding or formula feeding. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hypoallergenic Milk Formulas for the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in the United Kingdom by Rui Martins, Mark P. Connolly, Eleanor Minshall

“…Over the 3-year treatment period, savings of £119, £476, and £2645 were achieved with EHCF+LGG compared to SF, EHWF and AAF, respectively. Infant formula accounted for the largest proportion of resource consumption averaging 47% for all comparators, with a minimum of 31% for SF and a maximum of 69% for AAF over 3 years. …”
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γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Metabolic Bypass Plays a Crucial Role in Stress Tolerance and Biofilm Formation in <i>C. sakazakii</i> ATCC 29544 by Jiangchao Wu, Yigang Yu, Fengsong Liu, Yifang Cao, Jiahao Ren, Yiting Fan, Xinglong Xiao

“…<i>Cronobacter sakazakii</i> is a foodborne pathogen characterized by its robust stress tolerance and ability to form biofilms, which facilitates its survival in powdered infant formula (PIF) processing environments for prolonged periods. …”
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Barriers and drivers to exclusive breastfeeding in Kyrgyzstan: a qualitative study with mothers and health workers by Cath Jackson, Marina Duishenkulova, Nurila Altymysheva, Jyldyz Artykbaeva, Raisa Asylbasheva, Eleonora Jumalieva, Anastasia Koylyu, Sian Lickess, Tursun Mamyrbaeva, Veerle Snijders, Julianne Williams, Tiina Likki

“…Mothers were purposively selected to represent four groups of infant feeding practices in the first six months: (1) exclusive breastfeeding, (2) breastfeeding alongside other fluids/solids, (3) breastfeeding alongside infant formula, (4) breastfeeding followed by switching to formula only. …”
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Use of Whey and Whey Preparations in the Food Industry – A Review by Królczyk Jolanta B., Dawidziuk Tomasz, Janiszewska-Turak Emilia, Sołowiej Bartosz

“…The uses of whey discussed include: meat and meat products, reduced-fat products, yoghurts and ice creams, cheeses, bakery products, confectionery and pastry products, infant formulas, and whey drinks.…”
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Safety of oil from Schizochytrium limacinum (strain ATCC‐20889) for use in infant and follow‐on formula as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Irene Nuin Garciarena, Emanuela Turla, Harry J. McArdle

“…The applicant intends to market the NF as an ingredient in infant formulae (IF) and follow‐on formulae (FOF). The use levels proposed by the applicant were derived from Regulation (EU) 2016/127, which states the mandatory presence of DHA to IF and FOF at the levels of 20–50 mg/100 kcal. …”
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Dietary fiber content in clinical ketogenic diets modifies the gut microbiome and seizure resistance in mice by Ezgi Özcan, Kristie B. Yu, Lyna Dinh, Gregory R. Lum, Katie Lau, Jessie Hsu, Mariana Arino, Jorge Paramo, Arlene Lopez-Romero, Elaine Y. Hsiao

“…We find that medical ketogenic infant formulas vary in macronutrient ratio, fat source, and fiber content and differentially promote resistance to 6-Hz seizures in mice. …”
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Recognition of ZnT8, Proinsulin, and Homologous MAP Peptides in Sardinian Children at Risk of T1D Precedes Detection of Classical Islet Antibodies by Magdalena Niegowska, Daniela Paccagnini, Carla Mannu, Clara Targhetta, Marco Songini, Leonardo A. Sechi

“…Being MAP easily transmitted to humans with infected cow’s milk and detected in retail infant formulas, MAP epitopes could be present in extensively hydrolyzed formula and act as antigens stimulating β-cell autoimmunity.…”
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Reduced Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Chinese Infants Fed Minimally Processed Commercially Available Formula: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Xiao Yang Sheng, Vanitha Buthmanaban, Glenn A. A. van Lieshout, Panam Parikh

“…Healthy Chinese infants consuming one of four commercially available infant formulas (IF) were assessed on the occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with suboptimal digestion of processed milk proteins. …”
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Re‐evaluation of citric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472c) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluati... by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Lourdes Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Reginald FitzGerald, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, Sabina Passamonti, Detlef Wölfle, Birgit Dusemund, Dominique Turck, Stefania Barmaz, Alexandra Tard, Ana Maria Rincon

“…As a follow‐up to this assessment, the FAF Panel was requested to assess the safety of citric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472c) for its use as food additive in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food categories (FCs) 13.1.1 (Infant formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC) and 13.1.5.1 (Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants). …”
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The Effect of the Addition of Chokeberry Fiber on the Quality of Sheep’s Milk Fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus acidophilus by K. Szajnar, M. Pawlos, A. Znamirowska

“…The global market for sheep’s milk and its products is increasing due to higher demand for cheese and traditional dairy products, and as a novelty, sheep’s milk is an ingredient in infant formulas and nutraceuticals. The aim of this study was to determine the properties of fermented sheep’s milk, which combines probiotic benefits with increased dietary fiber content. …”
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