Public health risks and benefits associated with breast milk and infant formula consumption

• Published in: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 126 - 145
• Main Authors: Boué, Géraldine, Cummins, Enda, Guillou, Sandrine, Antignac, Jean-Philippe, Le Bizec, Bruno, Membré, Jeanne-Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 02.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Baby foods; Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Breast milk; Breastfeeding & lactation; Consumption; Europe; Food Contamination; Food engineering; Food Safety; Health risks; Humans; Infant; Infant Formula - chemistry; Infant Formula - legislation & jurisprudence; Infant Formula - microbiology; Infant formulas; Infant Health; infant milk; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Life Sciences; Milk; Milk, Human - chemistry; Nutrition; Nutritional Requirements; Nutritive Value; Parents; Public Health; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Risk-benefit assessment; Safety; World Health Organization; food safety; infant milk; nutrition; Risk-benefit assessment; infant health; risk-benefit assessment

The safety and quality of infant milk, whether it is breast milk (BM) or infant formula (IF), are a major concern for parents and public health authorities. BM is recommended as the gold standard at WHO level. However, nowadays IF appears as an essential alternative in Western countries, challenging...