date:Nov 05, 2019
Following the EUs new regulations for infant and follow-on formulae, a position paper is calling for omega 6 fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA) to be added in at least the same amount as omega 3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Set to come into effect next February, the new standards stipulate the obligatory addition of DHA at concentrations two to three times higher than typically found in human milk, but there is no obligation to add AA. The paper from the European Academy of Paediatrics a