Hong Kong parents rush babies for check-ups over infant formula lead scare

Mother tells SCMP that her five-month-old baby is in hospital for observation after consuming Friso batch flagged by Macau authorities Worried Hong Kong parents who bought a popular powdered infant formula are taking their children for medical check-ups after a batch of the product was found to contain excessive levels of lead. One mother told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that her five-month-old baby was staying in hospital for observation after the child consumed the same batch of Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 (800 grams) flagged by Macau authorities. Royal FrieslandCampina, which manufactures the Friso milk formula brand, has stressed that third-party testing confirmed the batch complied with standards. After Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety requested a recall on Saturday, parents who used the brand’s other formula products expressed concern and asked for advice on alternatives. “Even if I switch to a new formula, how do I know that brand is safe? Would that one be the next affected product?” a Threads user wrote. Another parent, who had been buying Frisolac Prestige for her daughter since she was born, said: “My six-month-old girl has been taking Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 since birth.

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