title: Interaction of the infant formula industry with the academic community.
abstract: The infant formula industry and the academic community have developed and maintained significant educational and research interactions over the past four decades. A third partner in the enterprise is government. These cooperative efforts have led to the development of quality formula products to meet the needs of healthy infants and the special needs of infants with various medical disorders.
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities