61.   Yet black women in particular too often get little encouragement, especially because their own mothers likely used infant formula.

62.   Current rations include flour, rice, vegetable oil, soap and detergent, tea, sugar and infant formula for children under one.

63.   The scientists said they wanted tighter rules on all novel foods, including GM, especially regulations covering allergy risks and the nutritional content of infant formula.

64.   They also commissioned Auckland research scientist Mike Fitzpatrick to study a range of soy products, including infant formulas.

65.   Lim said restrictions on the marketing of infant formula were a global trend.

66.   Of concern to Fitzpatrick and Robertson was the high content of oestrogenic compounds in four soybean infant formulas currently on sale in New Zealand.

67.   Robertson said he could see no reason to continue sales of soy-based infant formulas, given the scientific evidence set out by Fitzpatrick.

68.   Relief workers appealed for medicine, food, drinking water and infant formula as well as for rubber boats to help in the rescue.

69.   Studies show that no infant formula can substitute breast milk in nutritional value, a fact not disputed by infant formula manufacturers.