jill overcash - my favorite pediatrician- just sent this to me ...

FDA Issues Health Information Advisory on
Infant Formula from China

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Health Information
Advisory urging U.S. consumers to avoid all infant formula from China,
after several brands sold in that country may have been contaminated
with a substance known as melamine, a chemical used in plastics.
Although sales of infant formula from China are illegal in the U.S.,
FDA officials are concerned that some formula from China may be on
sale at ethnic grocery stores here. The FDA stresses there is no risk
of contamination to the U.S. domestic supply of infant formula.

Melamine in known to cause kidney stones and other serious kidney
conditions. The FDA is encouraging physicians to report diagnoses of
kidney stones in infants of Chinese ethnicity to FDA MedWatch
(1-800-FDA-1088), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(1-770-488-7100), or local/state health departments.

For more information, please go to the FDA Web site.