Pathway Contributor: Rita Barbieri
Bio
Rita Barbieri is a registered dietitian and has worked with Dietitians of Canada with EatRight Ontario. She has over 14 years experience in public health and has worked as both an inpatient and outpatient dietitian and was faculty at George Brown College. Rita graduated form University of Guelph with honours. She lives and works in Toronto.
Contributions
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Is powdered infant formula a source of bacterial infection and illness among infants and, if so, which infants are at greatest risk?
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What are the concerns with using water that is at least 70 degrees Celsius for reconstituting powdered infant formula?
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What steps can be taken to decrease the risk of Cronobacter spp. infection and illness from powdered infant formula among infants?
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What is the risk of Cronobacter spp. infection among infants from powdered infant formulas and powdered human milk fortifiers that have been added to human milk?
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What are the recommendations for the preparation, use, handling and storage of infant formula?
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Powdered Infant Formula - Microbiological Issues BackgroundView resource
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What types of formulas are suitable for formula-fed infants and for what duration?
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What are the benefits and recommended levels of iron fortification in infant formula? Does iron-fortified infant formula cause constipation?
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How much infant formula do healthy full-term formula-fed infants of different ages consume?
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Is there a benefit to feeding formula supplemented with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to healthy term infants?
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