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Tue 08 Aug 2010Food body defends its advice on vitamin D for babies
THE FOOD Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has defended its recommendation that all infants from birth to 12 months should be given a daily supplement of five micrograms of vitamin D and not a higher level as in other countries.
The HSE has developed a new policy of vitamin D supplementation for infants on foot of the FSAI’s recommendation, which will be highlighted to new mothers in a campaign in the autumn.
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