The FDA has issued a Health Information Advisory urging U.S. consumers to avoid all infant formula from China, after several brands sold there may have been contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in plastics. Although sales of infant formulas from China are illegal in the U.S., FDA officials are concerned that some formula from China may be on sale at ethnic grocery stores here. The FDA stresses there is no risk of contamination to the U.S. Domestic supply of infant formula. Melamine is known to cause kidney stones and other serious kidney conditions.
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