<P> This trend was driven by cultural changes as well as increased sanitation measures , and it continued throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century , with a notable increase after Elijah Pratt invented and patented the India - rubber nipple in 1845 . As early as 1846 , scientists and nutritionists noted an increase in medical problems and infant mortality was associated with dry nursing . In an attempt to improve the quality of manufactured baby foods , in 1867 , Justus von Liebig developed the world 's first commercial infant formula , Liebig 's Soluble Food for Babies . The success of this product quickly gave rise to competitors such as Mellin 's Food , Ridge 's Food for Infants and Nestlé 's Milk . </P>
<P> This trend was driven by cultural changes as well as increased sanitation measures , and it continued throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century , with a notable increase after Elijah Pratt invented and patented the India - rubber nipple in 1845 . As early as 1846 , scientists and nutritionists noted an increase in medical problems and infant mortality was associated with dry nursing . In an attempt to improve the quality of manufactured baby foods , in 1867 , Justus von Liebig developed the world 's first commercial infant formula , Liebig 's Soluble Food for Babies . The success of this product quickly gave rise to competitors such as Mellin 's Food , Ridge 's Food for Infants and Nestlé 's Milk . </P>
when did the first baby formula come out
when did the first baby formula come out
1867
1867