LAB-GROWN BREAST MILK: THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE OF INFANT NUTRITION

Lab-grown human breast milk production is an innovative and developing process to produce milk in laboratories, the technology is able to grow breastmilk directly from isolated human mammary cells, stored in a sophisticated bioreactor. Lab-grown human breast milk belongs to a developing field that represents a hopeful technology to deliver products that have so far been produced. This innovative technology aims to offer the opportunity of decreasing the adverse effects of Infant formula milk consumption. Human milk is considered to be the best nutrition for infants. However, once breastfeeding is not feasible, desirable, or sufficient, lab-grown breast milk will serve as an adequate replacement for human milk. Lab-grown breast milk has been intended to provide infants with the necessary nutrients for optimal growth as well as development. It is basically produced in controlled conditions. It can also provide healthier, more secure, and disease-free breast milk to Infants, this assessment illustrates current trends that may spell the beginning of the end for infant formula and a fresh start for many other lactation types of research. Due to the development of this technology the present infant formula market will be affected considerably. There is also the fact that many existing Infant formula producers will utilize this lab-grown breast milk technology to stay relevant in the market. Academically, this new approach is deemed to be sufficiently efficient to supply breast milk products to consumers. However, lab-grown human breast milk production is still in the initial stages of development and needs in-depth research and sophisticated technical skills for enhanced production as well as commercialization. Furthermore, research is required to better comprehend how marketing influences, what and how caregivers feed their Infants and inform potential interventions as well as regulatory solutions.