China Says Powdered Milk Did Not Cause Premature Breast Development in Babies

The Chinese government declared Sunday that it had discovered no clinical data that powdered milk had been responsible for apparent breast growth in three infant girls in south-central China.

The powdered milk sold by the Chinese company Synutra, was studied for any signs of hormone levels above regulation but all of the samples passed inspection.

The health ministry’s study found that out of the 73 samples, 42 were from Synutra and it had tested them without discovering any high amounts of hormones. One sample of a milk powder residue was from one of the infant girls’ homes.

A group of Chinese doctors believed that baby girls, ranging in age from four to fifteen months, three from the central city of Wuhan and a fourth in Beijing showed signs of early development, including growth of breasts after drinking infant milk formula made by Synutra International.

Synutra has strongly denied the charges and throughout this whole ordeal it has defended the integrity of their products, and now has threatened legal action against the media for false reporting.

Powdered milk that is tainted with melamine, which is an industrial chemical used in hiding the impact of diluting raw milk with water, had nearly two years ago claimed lives of six babies and sickened 300,000.