Enfamil^® Quality Standards

Fats are crucial for your baby’s growth, brain development, and immune system. Just like breast milk, about half the calories in infant formula come from fat.

Many formulas use a blend of plant-based oils (often vegetable or seed oils) to provide essential fatty acids like linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which babies can’t make on their own. These fats help build healthy cells and support brain development.

In infant formula, they’re carefully selected and precisely balanced to deliver the same types of healthy fats found in breast milk. That balance is guided by decades of research into what babies need to grow and thrive.

Carbohydrates are a key energy source for babies. In fact, about 40% of the calories in breast milk come from lactose, a natural milk sugar. Most standard infant formulas use lactose to mimic this.

But some babies have trouble digesting lactose, or need a special formula for dietary reasons. In those cases, formulas may use other safe, well-studied carbohydrates like corn syrup, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, or sucrose. These ingredients provide energy without lactose, and meet FDA compliance.

It’s important to note that corn syrup used in infant formula is not the same as high fructose corn syrup found in sodas or candy. Corn syrup solids are a carbohydrate source for babies that may have issues digesting lactose.

We understand that many parents have questions about the recent recalls involving other infant formula manufacturers.

We want to reassure parents and caregivers that none of our products are impacted.

No. The recalls issued in Europe and Canada are tied to an ARA oil supplier based in China. We do not source ARA oil from the impacted supplier or from any supplier in China.

All Mead Johnson Nutrition products remain fully available in every market where we operate.

Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements present throughout the global food and water supply.

Heavy metals are not ingredients in infant formula, nor are they added to any infant formula formulation.

Reports about heavy metals in our food supply often create unnecessary concern. The truth is, trace amounts of heavy metals (including the scary sounding ones like lead or arsenic) occur naturally in soil, water and air.

Not only can they be found in breast milk, but they’re found in many foods, including fruits, vegetables, and grains.

Complete elimination is not scientifically possible, which is why food safety agencies set regulatory limits to keep exposures well below harmful levels. The low levels commonly found in foods do not indicate a safety risk when products meet established standards.

We test for a panel of heavy metals including mercury, cadmium, aluminum, lead, and arsenic. These tests are aligned with industry‑recognized methods and detection limits suitable for infant nutrition.