Sunday, January 17, 2021

Meanwhile in China: Baby Lotion Causes 5-Month-Old To Balloon To 24 Pounds

 From the SCMP's Inkstone property, January 15:

Investigation into Chinese infant skin cream after it caused extreme weight gain 

Baby lotion with large quantities of hormones added has been blamed for the disfigurement of a five-month-old girl who ballooned to more than 24 pounds.

A company stands accused of illegally adding hormones to baby lotion that caused a five-month-old girl to grow so big, so quickly, that she faced serious health concerns.

After using the anti-bacterial lotion named Yifuling on their daughter to treat her eczema, the girl’s parents were alarmed to see their daughter rapidly balloon to 24 pounds.

With cheeks so heavy they hung past her jawline, the baby girl’s forehead protruded abnormally and became covered in hair. They said she had also suffered developmental delays and stunted growth....