Nestlé's infant-formula business is facing more difficulties, with Brazil recalling a brand of baby powder over levels of iodine and selenium. Anvisa, Brazil's health regulator, said yesterday (12 ...

Iodine is an element found in small amounts in your body. Your body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones, which regulate your growth, metabolism, and other important functions. Few foods naturally ...

Another Japanese baby milk brand, Meiji, has been found to contain too little of the nutrient iodine, the Centre for Food Safety said yesterday. Four samples of baby formula failed to meet World ...

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is amending the Food Regulations 1985 to include recommended minimum and maximum iodine content for infant formula. Health Ministry senior director for Food Safety and ...

An industry code regulating nutrition labelling on baby milk formula is expected to be launched at the end of the year, the health minister said. Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said the ...

Iodine is a mineral that is needed in the diet to ensure that the thyroid works properly. Thyroid hormones play an important role in a wide range of bodily functions, including metabolism, bone health ...