Table 3

The daily ingestion of aluminium by infants at 6 months of age based upon the mean aluminium content of the product and the manufacturers recommended feeding volumes.

Commercial Name of Product

RM-ready made; P-powdered

Al ingested from product

μg Al/24 h period.

Sma First Infant Milk RM

224

Sma First Infant Milk P

323

Sma Follow-On Milk RM

206

Sma Wysoy Soya Infant Formula P

592

Cow & Gate First Infant Milk RM

285

Cow & Gate First Infant Milk P

385

Cow & Gate Follow-On Milk RM

301

Cow & Gate Follow-On Milk P

429

Cow & Gate Growing-Up Milk RM

107 (at 12 months)

Cow & Gate Nutriprem 1 RM

112-263*

Aptamil Follow-On Milk RM

296

Aptamil Follow-On Milk P

532

Hipp Organic Growing-Up Milk RM

88 (at 12 months)

Hipp Organic First Infant Milk P

380

Hipp Organic Follow-On Milk P

592

Hipp Organic Good Night Milk P

477

*Values are for preterm infants of a very low initial body weight (< 1 kg) up to term (ca 2.5 kg)

Burrell and Exley BMC Pediatrics 2010 10:63   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-10-63