Is European Formula Superior?

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We used German formula for my eldest, but only because it tasted better

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Anonymous wrote:The question is are European food regulatory bodies affected by money and politics the way our FDA is? I think our agencies will overlook some health hazards in favor of say, the dairy industry or supplement manufacturers.

Doesn't matter if people are willing to buy possibly counterfit or poorly stored or expired "European" formula online.

Poorly stored? I can't even tell you how many boxes of Enfamil had curded up like cheese. We literally went from Target to Giant just to find good formula. Finally had the company ship them to us and sent them all back because of curd problem. Yikes!
EU government doesn't make money off of people's health problems the way private companies do here. Ofcourse they try to make sure companies don't sell crap. I think my twist is much better than yours.

Do you have any actual links to explain European regulation of manufacturing processes, or just a weird story about formula being "curdled" (ie you didn't mix it properly.)

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Anonymous wrote:This is hilariously HIPP isn’t considered a good formula brand in England. People who want to supposedly give their babies the Best Buy Aptamil.

If HIPP is still superior to American formula, why is it "hilarious"? That there is a formula better than HIPP still doesn't negate the fact that HIPP is still better than US formulas.

+1. And posters seem to have a ridiculous belief that US formulas are shipped and stored properly! Has no one ever worked for a CVS or large grocery store chain?

To anyone with 50% of a brain, it's obvious that buying from a reputable national chain is a better bet than buying on EBAY or some random online source.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The question is are European food regulatory bodies affected by money and politics the way our FDA is? I think our agencies will overlook some health hazards in favor of say, the dairy industry or supplement manufacturers.

Doesn't matter if people are willing to buy possibly counterfit or poorly stored or expired "European" formula online.

Poorly stored? I can't even tell you how many boxes of Enfamil had curded up like cheese. We literally went from Target to Giant just to find good formula. Finally had the company ship them to us and sent them all back because of curd problem. Yikes!
EU government doesn't make money off of people's health problems the way private companies do here. Ofcourse they try to make sure companies don't sell crap. I think my twist is much better than yours.

Do you have any actual links to explain European regulation of manufacturing processes, or just a weird story about formula being "curdled" (ie you didn't mix it properly.)

Hello,

if you buy a certain European brand online the health regulations are also obligatory! We always got our formula from https://myorganicformula.com/ and we always got good products. Why should it be different to buying it in a store.
I did find a link on the European regulations: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/labelling_nutrition/special_groups_food/children_en
When it comes to health regulations I think especially children's food is very well regulated!

Best,
T

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t there literally just a formula scandal in France? With contaminated formula?

Also I just looked at my US formula and there are no corn syrups in it. First ingredient is lactose. Henna bunch of days and vitamins. What am I missing?

YUP

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/business/france-baby-formula-lactalis.html

[Anonymous]

This is like the millionth post on this. You will always hear people on these threads that are like "ALL American formula has corn syrup/corn starch!!" Not true. We used Earth's Best, which does not. I am sure others do not have those either. I think a lot of people are going off what was available more than 7+ years ago....

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t there literally just a formula scandal in France? With contaminated formula?

Also I just looked at my US formula and there are no corn syrups in it. First ingredient is lactose. Henna bunch of days and vitamins. What am I missing?

YUP

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/business/france-baby-formula-lactalis.html

My niece uses Enfamil Gebtkeease and the first ingredient is “ Corn Syrup solids”. It’s not just corn syrup. It’s corn starch, malterodextin, palm oil, etc., that is the worry. You wouldn’t whip up purées and add those ingredients to it, so why feed it in a formula?

[Anonymous]

We did aptamil for our daughter but when we tried with our son this past winter he just spat it out, every time. Since then we switched to Norway’s TINE Småfolk and we are loving it. It is not easy to come by but there is a seller on Park Slope Craigslist that we have bought in bulk from.

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Anonymous wrote:We did aptamil for our daughter but when we tried with our son this past winter he just spat it out, every time. Since then we switched to Norway’s TINE Småfolk and we are loving it. It is not easy to come by but there is a seller on Park Slope Craigslist that we have bought in bulk from.

This is the DCUMiest post ever. You know who should get into the formula biz? IKEA.
Btw, I never hear people wondering how to get whatever formula is sold in Portugal or Greece or Bulgaria, which are also subject to EU regs. It’s like people think if they can just get their hands on some NORTHERN European formula (read: from the prosperous parts of Europe), their kids will turn out tall, blond and strapping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is hilariously HIPP isn’t considered a good formula brand in England. People who want to supposedly give their babies the Best Buy Aptamil.

If HIPP is still superior to American formula, why is it "hilarious"? That there is a formula better than HIPP still doesn't negate the fact that HIPP is still better than US formulas.

+1. And posters seem to have a ridiculous belief that US formulas are shipped and stored properly! Has no one ever worked for a CVS or large grocery store chain?

I worked for CVS and we were careful with storage of all things like formula. Temp controlled truck for delivery right to temp controlled store. How do you think they handle the drugs? You sound pretty unhinged.

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Anonymous wrote:We did aptamil for our daughter but when we tried with our son this past winter he just spat it out, every time. Since then we switched to Norway’s TINE Småfolk and we are loving it. It is not easy to come by but there is a seller on Park Slope Craigslist that we have bought in bulk from.

This is the DCUMiest post ever. You know who should get into the formula biz? IKEA.
Btw, I never hear people wondering how to get whatever formula is sold in Portugal or Greece or Bulgaria, which are also subject to EU regs. It’s like people think if they can just get their hands on some NORTHERN European formula (read: from the prosperous parts of Europe), their kids will turn out tall, blond and strapping.

This is exactly what it is. And it is so weird and pretty gross!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do all the defenders of American formula know it was shipped, stored or not counterfeit? Also how many American formulas are actually made in the US?

I used HIPP for both my kids after I stopped nursing and it is without doubt superior.

No it is not without a doubt superior. It made you feel better. That is it. I wish I could be so easily satisfied. European formula! The best! I bet you sell makeup through an MLM company because of toxins!

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Anonymous wrote:How do all the defenders of American formula know it was shipped, stored or not counterfeit? Also how many American formulas are actually made in the US?

I used HIPP for both my kids after I stopped nursing and it is without doubt superior.

No it is not without a doubt superior. It made you feel better. That is it. I wish I could be so easily satisfied. European formula! The best! I bet you sell makeup through an MLM company because of toxins!

LOL, and cure your childrens' ailments with essential oils!

[Anonymous]

HIPP HA was the only formula that my DD would take that didn’t give her a milk allergy rash or constipate her. We used Nutramigen for my older child my DD wouldn’t take it.

Superior or not, you do what you have to do sometimes regardless of the cost. We found a very reputable dealer here in the US.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been hearing the hype of formula like Holle, HIPP, and and Lebenswert, and wonder if it’s worth it? I noticed they do have cleaner ingredients, but still not sure if it’s worht the price. How did you decide if it was or not?

My pediatrician encouraged HIPP or another good European formula. We used HIPP from six months to 1.5!

We also got encouraged to feed European Brands and finally decided to use the Dutch formula by Hipp, you can look up the ingredients up on: myorganicformula.com

I'd never choose a formula with corn syrup in it. It is really bad and not for babies but for everybody. You can really see what corn syrup does to the people. It is one of the most unhealthy things I know and it is included in so many products.

For my baby I just want to use the best I can get!

This one is really great! After searching for a long time and trying out differents ones it was amazing! Although every baby is different!
Ria