Food Safety

It's important to nourish babies and children with healthy food and drink to ensure proper growth and development. But even the most nourishing food can make baby sick if it has spoiled, is tainted or is handled improperly. Young babies are more susceptible to becoming sick from improper handling of baby food and infant formula because of their immature immune systems. The best way to help protect baby and prevent food-borne illness is by following some simple food safety tips.

• Choking – Find out which foods, shapes, and textures are the most dangerous to babies and young children.
• Food Safety Information – From allergy alerts to food recalls, click here to learn more about food safety.
• Formula Feeding
• Preparation & Use of Powdered Infant Formula – How to safely prepare and use powdered infant formula.
• Poison Prevention – Tips on safely storing hazardous and or poisonous household products.
• Poison Information Centres in Canada