Rather than protecting the health of the most vulnerable, babies and children, Canada's Health Protection Branch and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are protecting the infant formula, food, pesticides, and biotech industries. This is a grotesque betrayal. All infant formulas sold in Canada are manufactured with genetically mutant soy beans. Safety of genetically manipulated food in human populations is untested. Infants fed soy-based formulas are fed these products as their exclusive food for the first six months of life and as part of the weaning diet for up to two years.
Babies have unique nutritional and development needs.
Damage to health, immune capacity, physical and neurological development at an early age is irreversible. Since 1995 leading scientists in New Zealand have been calling for a ban on general sales of soy-based infant formulas. The New Zealand Ministry of Health has publicly acknowledged the potential of soy formulas to damage an infant's thyroid. These same researchers informed Health Canada and the Minister of Health, Allan Rock, of their research results and concerns. No action was taken to protect babies in Canada or warn parents of the risks.