Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister

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by on July 26, 2013 at 5:45 pm

Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister

Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA,  23.2  Ounce Canister

  • Organic, an excellent source of iron, zinc and six B vitamins, 1-3 grams of protein per serving
  • No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives
  • Contains DHA & ARA for baby’s brain and eye development

Breast milk is the first choice for your infant’s growth and development, but if and when you choose formula, you should feel good knowing there is formula from Earth’s Best, the leading organic baby food. New Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formulas with DHA & ARA, available in dairy and soy, are specially blended without the use of growth hormones, steroids, antibiotics, dangerous pesticides or chemical fertilizers. They are nutritionally complete to provide 100% of the essential nutrients d

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  • S. Chee

    26/07/2013
    592 of 677 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    Toxic Hexane in Formula???, January 9, 2010
    By 
    S. Chee (Singapore) –
    (REAL NAME)
      

    This review is from: Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formula with Iron, DHA & ARA, 23.2 Ounce Canister (Grocery)

    To be honest, I have never written a review, not matter how good or bad a product I received was. I never had the time and never bothered. Today, I write my very first review of a product that I have been feeding my precious son since birth. He is now 2 years 4 months. I could never breastfeed him exclusively due to bone density loss and I did massive amounts of research and tried out tons of different brands before deciding on this organic formula from Earth’s Best and since then, even though he is now a toddler, I still use the Earth’s Best infant formula and supplement with other child vitamins.

    I was trying to re-order again in bulk from Amazon when I noticed for the first time the controversy over DHA/ARA extraction by the use of toxic hexane of which Hain Celestial which manufactures Earth’s Best is guilty of. To understand my utter complete fury, you must know that I live in Singapore and I quite literally pay international shipping for every can of this formula (and wade through customs declarations, tests and tax levies) to bring this milk to my son. In Singapore, this can of milk is also available but in highly limited quantities and even more princely prices (yes, even after the tax, customs and shipping, it still costs less than US$68 which is the going price per can here). Calls to Hain Celestial customer service drove me further up the wall when first, a lady said the hexane was only in trace amounts and less than what the FDA approved. Then, reaching another lady an hour later, the story was different. She said that the hexane solvent method was the only method approved by the FDA to extract the DHA/ARA from non-toxic algae and soil fungus. A third occasion and Hain’s customer service informed me that there should be no hexane detected in the product but on further probing admitted that she was not aware if the formula had undergone independent third party tests.

    To me, this is crazy. The formula was marketed as a pure organic product and we pay premium prices (especially me!) for a premium product. To find that that they have taken such short cuts is completely unacceptable and the worst thing is that, it turns out that most of the other organic formula companies do this exact irresponsible thing and keep quiet about it. The only company that does not is Baby’s Only – it uses a water based process to extract their DHA/ARA from eggs(compare this to Hain’s claim that the hexane method is the only one approved by FDA and one wonders why Baby’s Only hasn’t been hauled up by the FDA yet). My son is going on that pronto once I can get a shipment to Singapore. Unfortunately, Baby’s Only is not available in Singapore (not even at princely prices) and my son is going to have to continue ingesting his Earth’s Best formula in the interim.

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  • Katie Lin “bumpky”

    26/07/2013
    67 of 76 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Best AFFORDABLE Organic Formula on the Market, May 16, 2011
    By 
    Katie Lin “bumpky” (minneapolis, mn) –
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    Although any mom would prefer to feed their baby breast milk, there are circumstances that do not allow everyone to do so. I am stuck in that boat. So, I went on a quest to find the next best thing, organic formula. My son has been on Earth’s Best formula since he was one week old and has no problems at all.

    Here is what I LIKE about Earth’s Best:

    ORGANIC. I am very conscious about what I put in my own body so I wouldn’t not have it any other way for my son. The use of pesticides and genetically modified ingredients is a terrifying concept to me. EB contains no growth hormones, antibiotics, steroids or potentially harmful pesticides or herbicides.

    EASY TO DIGEST. My son has no fussiness or issues with this formula. He’s happy and content and has had no issues with gas or spitting up due to the formula. My son was a very colicky baby but we had tested out a few formulas before concluding that it was definitely not the EB causing his fussiness.

    AFFORDBILITY. Due to the recent recall of Similac organic formula, Earth’s Best became the only affordable organic formula on the market that I could find readably available. The only other option available on the market besides Earth’s Best is Babys Only Organic Toddler Formula, Dairy Iron Fortified, 12.7-Ounce Canisters (Pack of 3) and at nearly $30 for 3 cans of 12.7 oz of formula was out of our means. With Amazon subscribe and save, this formula is nearly the same price as non-organic formula. How could I even consider feeding my son anything else?

    These are the ISSUES I have with the formula:

    SYRUP SOLIDS. Sugar in formula? Excuse me! This is really disappointing but I believe the organic element of the formula far outweighs switching to a non-organic formula. As I said earlier, Baby Only is too expensive to even be an option for us. Plus, I believe the use of pesticides in formula ingredients is a far more dangerous concept than sugar!

    DHA/ARA. I am not a fan of the synthetically derived DHA/ARA found in EB formula. However, there are no affordable formulas on the market that have naturally derived DHA/ARA. Therefore, its hard to judge EB alone. The formula industry should be required to find a NATURAL way to derive DHA/ARA if it should be allowed to market their product as organic.

    CLUMPS. The formula can be hard to mix properly without getting clumps. It takes an extra amount of patience and time to mix this formula. The best solution I have found is to mix the formula in Dr. Brown’s Formula Mixing Pitcheror use a handheld formula mixer such as the Prince Lionheart Versa Formula Mixer when making one bottle at a time. This way I do not get the bubbles that form from vigorous shaking.

    Although the EB formula is not perfect, it is the most affordable organic formula made on the market. However, if it is within your means, you may want to do a little bit of research on Baby Only formula.

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