Zinc: Diarrhoea treatment in piglets and… children

The use of high levels of zinc oxide in piglet diets for prevention of post-weaning diarrhoea is a hot topic because of the recent opinion by the CVMP. But apart from this legal discussion, zinc oxide is also a very unique compound we use, not noticing it, in products like skin ointments, dandruff shampoo or anti-odour powders for shoes to name some. Can we learn something useful from other uses of zinc? In 2010, I was involved with a project to find alternatives to zinc oxide in piglets and I