Preparation and handling of powdered infant formula: A commentary by the espghan committee on nutrition

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 320-322

  Agostoni, Carlo ^a   Axelsson, Irene ^b   Goulet, Olivier ^c   Koletzko, Berthold ^d   Michaelsen, Kim F ^e   Puntis, John W L ^e   Rigo, Jacques ^e   Shamir, Raanan ^e   Szajewska, Hania ^e   Turck, Dominique ^e   Vandenplas, Yvan ^e   Weaver, Lawrence T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Enterobacter sakazakii; Food borne infections; Infant formula; Powdered infant formula; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23644443266     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200410000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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