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The Secret Formula

Sheila Dillon uncovers what makes up the formula fed to babies and how Ireland is becoming a global power player thanks to it.

With one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe, many parents in the UK feed their babies formula milk. But what's actually in it?

Sheila Dillon discovers why it's an industry steeped in science and secrecy as well as controversy.

Journalist Ella McSweeney reports from a lab to explain how its made and why formula is at the heart of Ireland's ambition to become a powerful global food player.

Producer: Ruth Sanderson.

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Mon 26 Jan 201515:30
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterSheila Dillon
Interviewed GuestElla McSweeney
ProducerRuth Sanderson

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  • Sun 25 Jan 201512:32
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 26 Jan 201515:30
    BBC Radio 4

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