On rocket fuel in infant formula
Author: Jovana Ruzicic
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/04/on-rocket-fuel-in-infant-f…

You don’t need to be a parent to know that moms and dads have a lot to worry about–anything from their kids’ healthy growth and development to the friends they choose and those math homework assignments. Now, parents need to add one more thing to the list: the rocket fuel chemical perchlorate.
What - and where - is perchlorate?
Perchlorate is a thyroid hormone disruptor that contaminates water supplies of millions of Americans in 28 states and territories. The chemical is also in food: our analysis of data from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that three quarters of the most commonly consumed foods and beverages contain traces of perchlorate. Many Americans are getting a double perchlorate hit - from both food and water. At particular risk are babies in the womb and newborn infants; normal brain development depends on adequate levels of thyroid hormone.
CDC scientists study powdered infant formulas
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