Melamine is an industrial chemical. It is not a natural by-product of foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finding more melamine in infant formula:

“…Thursday, the FDA said two tests of a sample of Nestle’s Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron showed melamine at levels of 137 and 140 parts per billion.

In addition, Mead Johnson’s infant powder, Enfamil LIPIL with Iron, had three positive tests for cyanuric acid, at an average of 247 parts per billion, also well below the FDA trace level.”

link: FDA finds more traces of melamine in formula

It is a concern when a chemical, expected to be found in pesticides and fertilizers, turns up in infant formula. Even if melamine is detected in trace amount, it behoves the FDA to identify the source of this contamination. Countries like China has shown that melamine use has been widespread. The FDA needs to validate that this is not the case with the American food supply.

Catherine Forsythe