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Babies are going hungry as food banks are advised not to give out formula milk
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mirror.co.ukFood banks are being forced to turn struggling mums away without milk to feed their babies because of guidelines on infant formula.
Aid organisation Unicef advices food banks not to give out powdered milk formula to financially-strapped families because of “concerns for the safety of the baby”.
Its guidelines state “there is an array of different products on the market and getting the right one from a food bank cannot be guaranteed”, the Sunday Times reports.
But according to British charities this has resulted in desperate mums watering down what little formula they have or feeding their youngster porridge or cow's milk which the NHS says is unsuitable for babies under the age of one.
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