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Monday 12 August Updated infant formula recall information
An email has been received from the MOH drawing attention to narrowing of the infant formula recall information, which you will find on the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ministry of Health websites. This relates to two lines of Nutricia Karicare infant formula that may have been contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria Read more
Nutricia Karicare Recall- Latest update MOH 8th August 2013pm
The press release is in response to letters to daily newspapers and discussions on talk-back radio suggesting that people should replace commercial infant formula with ‘home-made’ infant formula or to use diluted cows’ milk. These practices are not recommended Read more
Nutricia Karicare recall
MINISTRY OF HEALTH UPDATE – 8 August 2013 – PM Re: Nutricia Karicare recall of all batches of Stage 1 and 2 infant formula Message: This is to draw to your attention that the recall does include Karicare Stage 1 (0-6 months) 29.6g samples and Karicare Stage 2 … Read more
Join school holiday on-line cooking sessions
It’s my turn to cook tonight-16th July ” We are good to go 10am tomorrow on the ‘Bosch It’s My Turn To Cook Tonight School Holiday Program. So if you’ve got nothing planned, there is still time to join us! Just pop on-line and register and … Read more
March 13th 2013 International Dietitians Day
The primary goal of International Dietitians’ Day is to raise awareness of registered dietitians as the key nutrition experts that translate the science of nutrition into practical use for the benefit of the public. Read more
Milk in need of a makeover: Otago Daily Times
Milk is desperately in need of a “makeover” in marketing and nutrition education programmes for all New Zealanders. That was the message from paediatric dietitian Lea Stening, who also specialises in sports nutrition, at Business Side in Dunedin, held as part of the South Island … Read more
New ‘Making Changes’ package announced
At Lea Stening Health we recognise that making changes does take time and that it is not possible to lose weight or to get fitter in one consultation. However making the decision to try may just take that one consultation to kick-start the process. Therefore … Read more
Sunday Star Times interview
Lea was interviewed by the Sunday Star Times for an article examining the effects feeding habits in infancy have on the development of diabetes, obesity and heart disease in later life. The article appeared on the front page of the Sunday Star Times (12th February, 2012) and … Read more