RUSH TRANSCRIPT To this ░░░░░░░░ crisis here Boris christi ░░░░░░░░ you Let s dig ░░░░░░░░ with an expert now ░░░░░░░░ have dr Tonya altman ░░░░░░░░ s a pediatrician and ░░░░░░░░ consultant who has worked ░░░░░░░░ the baby formula industry ░░░░░░░░ many years We appreciate ░░░░░░░░ sharing part of your ░░░░░░░░ with us The main ░░░░░░░░ for parents is what ░░░░░░░░ they do What are ░░░░░░░░ options I think that ░░░░░░░░ a great question question ░░░░░░░░ s already come compliant ░░░░░░░░ the infant formula I ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to start accepting high ░░░░░░░░ product where is they ░░░░░░░░ been making formulas for ░░░░░░░░ that have safely fed ░░░░░░░░ babies That could be ░░░░░░░░ more layer to help ░░░░░░░░ ramp up production and ░░░░░░░░ here in the United ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ better understanding of that ░░░░░░░░ is different between the ░░░░░░░░ produced in the United ░░░░░░░░ and those produced in ░░░░░░░░ Why are there rules ░░░░░░░░ place to limit their ░░░░░░░░ The rules historically were ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ had safe formula in ░░░░░░░░ United States that met ░░░░░░░░ specific rigorous formula requirements ░░░░░░░░ out by the FDA ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ it s been tested ░░░░░░░░ by the FDA Now ░░░░░░░░ said we know that ░░░░░░░░ technology and knew trig ░░░░░░░░ Nutrition has improved and ░░░░░░░░ all formula is created ░░░░░░░░ but there s some ░░░░░░░░ safety products from Europe ░░░░░░░░ Australia that we know ░░░░░░░░ to surveys that parent ░░░░░░░░ been importing in this ░░░░░░░░ for the last five ░░░░░░░░ 10 years I think ░░░░░░░░ need to take a ░░░░░░░░ look at this and ░░░░░░░░ some of the countries ░░░░░░░░ of the products are ░░░░░░░░ were set to start ░░░░░░░░ shortly in the United ░░░░░░░░ before this shortage happened ░░░░░░░░ encourage you to think ░░░░░░░░ donating to a milk ░░░░░░░░ if you have extra ░░░░░░░░ milk The problem does ░░░░░░░░ appear if it will ░░░░░░░░ alleviated any time soon ░░░░░░░░ are expecting shortages and ░░░░░░░░ demand for the balance ░░░░░░░░ the the year If ░░░░░░░░ s the case what ░░░░░░░░ you advise parents to ░░░░░░░░ to make it through ░░░░░░░░ coming months That s ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ multiprong approach here in ░░░░░░░░ United States We talk ░░░░░░░░ breast milk We talk ░░░░░░░░ importing high quality clean ░░░░░░░░ formula but also talk ░░░░░░░░ your pediatrician There s ░░░░░░░░ many products in the ░░░░░░░░ States Even smaller companies ░░░░░░░░ are not the wic ░░░░░░░░ that do have good ░░░░░░░░ and babies can switch ░░░░░░░░ one brand to another ░░░░░░░░ without any issues It ░░░░░░░░ most challenging for parents ░░░░░░░░ have babies with food ░░░░░░░░ and sensitivities and in ░░░░░░░░ case you re looking ░░░░░░░░ a specific formula There ░░░░░░░░ also cases where if ░░░░░░░░ baby is over six ░░░░░░░░ of age and eating ░░░░░░░░ wide variety of solid ░░░░░░░░ and your pediatrician can ░░░░░░░░ to you about this ░░░░░░░░ may be able to ░░░░░░░░ a high quality toddler ░░░░░░░░ That s what they ░░░░░░░░ in many countries for ░░░░░░░░ over a period of ░░░░░░░░ What concerns me about ░░░░░░░░ is cow s milk ░░░░░░░░ t have added iron ░░░░░░░░ most cases infants aren ░░░░░░░░ eating enough iron rich ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen a ░░░░░░░░ of suggestions on social ░░░░░░░░ and speaking to a ░░░░░░░░ is the best bet ░░░░░░░░ that regard What about ░░░░░░░░ concept of watering down ░░░░░░░░ or coming up where ░░░░░░░░ homemade version of formula ░░░░░░░░ s a really important ░░░░░░░░ we should talk about ░░░░░░░░ can be extremely dangerous ░░░░░░░░ make your own baby ░░░░░░░░ In my Facebook group ░░░░░░░░ morning there were lot ░░░░░░░░ accounts of hospitalization os ░░░░░░░░ due to this The ░░░░░░░░ formula manufacturing proses has ░░░░░░░░ based on decades of ░░░░░░░░ research You can t ░░░░░░░░ the individual ingredient and ░░░░░░░░ them up in your ░░░░░░░░ kitchen It s very ░░░░░░░░ to get the ratios ░░░░░░░░ vitamins minerals protein exact ░░░░░░░░ could be a contamination ░░░░░░░░ bacteria and other organisms ░░░░░░░░ you make your own ░░░░░░░░ formula Those are some ░░░░░░░░ the issues we have ░░░░░░░░ putting baby fls the ░░░░░░░░ Also watering down your ░░░░░░░░ will change the nutrition ░░░░░░░░ throw the balance off ░░░░░░░░ can cause serious health ░░░░░░░░ in an infantastic infant ░░░░░░░░ s a tough time for