Parents who have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, from China, are understandably concerned by the reports of tainted milk in baby formula in China.
Adoption and medical professionals are recommending that parents find out as much as possible and have their child seen by their physician. Adoptive parents can re-read the proposal they received. Some proposals actually name the brand of formula an orphanage uses.
With or without knowledge of the formula the child received, Sunrise strongly recommends that children be seen by their doctor. He or she knows the child best and will be able to get baseline readings, which can be monitored for changes.
The Joint Council on International Children's Services has published this list of Frequently Asked Questions.
For more information and advice see the Family Helper website.
Some websites worth checking regularly for product warnings and alerts:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
US Food and Drug Administration