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September 2009
Keeping Infant Formulas and Baby Food Safe
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Dr. Denise Brochetti
Food Safety
[Title Slide – Baby Food Safety; Dr. Denise
Brochetti, Nutrition, U of A Division of Agriculture. Drawing of a baby holding
a spoon.]
[Dr. Denise Brochetti] Infants and young children
are more likely than adults to become sick from eating food and milk
contaminated with harmful bacteria. This is because their immune systems are not
fully developed. So, here are some things that you can do to help keep children
safe from foodborne illness.
[Video showing someone washing their hands]
First, wash your hands before and after preparing formula and food, and feeding
children. Use soap and hot running water, and wash them for at least 20 seconds.
[Video showing a person removing a can of formula
from a cabinet and looking at the date on the bottom.] Next, handle formula
safely. Do not use formula past the “use-by” dates. [Video showing a person
preparing formula in a baby bottle.] Use only sterilized bottles and water, and
fill bottles with just enough formula for one feeding. If you prepare more
formula than you need for one feeding, be sure to refrigerate the leftover
formula immediately and use it within 24 hours.
[Video showing a person pouring out old formula
in a sink.] Throw-out any formula that is left in the bottle after feeding.
Pathogens, or germs, from baby’s mouth can be in the formula, and these
pathogens will be there even after refrigeration and reheating.
[Video showing a baby drinking a bottle. After
feeding someone placing the baby in a crib for napping and removing the bottle.
Baby is playing in the crib instead of sleeping.] Never leave bottles with
babies during naptime as the milk will become unsafe. Milk, formula, and baby
food will become unsafe if left out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours.
[Video showing a person checking the date on a
jar of baby food and then throwing it in the trash can.] Throw-out jars of baby
food past the “use-by” dates too. Be sure the “circle of safety” buttons in the
center of the lids are down. If not, do not use the jars because they are not
properly sealed. [Video showing a person checking the safety buttons on top of
the jar of baby food, opening the jar and then placing baby food into a bowl.]
[Video showing a person feeding a baby with a
spoon.] Do not feed a baby directly from the jar of food because pathogens from
the spoon will contaminate the food in the jar. [Video showing a person putting
a jar of baby food into a refrigerator.] Re-cap the jar of unused food and
refrigerate it immediately.
[Slide – Drawing a bowl, spoon, apple, carrots,
and baby bottles. Baby Food Safety – Strained meets and eggs – 24 hours; Meat/veg
combinations – 1-2 days; Strained fruits and veggies – 2-3 days; Do not use a
microwave to heat baby food in a jar] Use strained meats and eggs within 24
hours. Meat/vegetable combinations can be stored for 1-2 days, and strained
fruits and vegetables can be stored for 2-3 days. Never use a microwave to heat
solid baby food in jars because microwaves heat food unevenly.
[Video showing marked baby bottles in a
refrigerator] If you are caring for more than one child, remember to label
bottles and “sippy cups” with the children’s names, and do not let children
share bottles and eating utensils.
[Dr. Denise Brochetti] And finally, if you are
ever in doubt about the safety of formula or baby food, throw it out. It isn’t
worth risking the health of your children.
[Narrator] To learn more, contact your county extension agent and
follow the links in this section. [Slide - U of A University
of Arkansas Division of Agriculture]
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