China's health ministry said an investigation had found no evidence that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, state media reported Sunday.

Authorities in the central province of Hubei had been ordered to investigate baby formula after parents and doctors expressed fears that hormones in the powder made by NASDAQ-listed Synutra had caused babies to develop breasts prematurely.
Local food safety authorities had earlier refused a parent's request to investigate the formula made by Synutra, based in the eastern city of Qingdao, saying they did not conduct tests at consumers' behest, state media reported.
Medical tests indicated the levels of hormones in three girls, ranging in age from four- to 15-months and who were fed the same baby formula, exceeded those of the average adult woman, the China Daily reported last week.
A fourth case was reported in Beijing, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
The ministry said previously that medical experts were also assisting a separate medical investigation into the cause of the infants' condition.
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Source-AFP