It\u2019s unfortunate, but mothers and babies who receive federally-funded WIC assistance (Women, Infants and Children Program) are usually provided with formula comprised of GMO ingredients, including GMO corn and GMO soy. Mothers who desire organic baby formula for their developing children are denied it. Are the poor relegated to carcinogenic, developmentally-altering, genetically modified food, and nothing else?<\/p>\n
If Nestle\/Gerber have their way<\/a>, government subsidies will continue to pay for their toxic products \u2014 no matter that they will be negatively affecting the health of children of future generations.<\/p>\n In California alone, more than 1.45 million participants<\/a> take advantage of WIC. This means that\u00a0mothers can purchase<\/a> baby formula with the organization\u2019s assistance, but it must be \u2018WIC-approved<\/a>,\u2019 and to the \u2018exacting\u2019 standards of the FDA.<\/p>\n Which formulas are approved for low-income mothers to purchase?<\/p>\n