US EditionFDA Launches Comprehensive Review of Nutrients in Baby Formula
- In 2025, a federal agency responsible for food and drug regulation launched Operation Stork Speed to conduct a nationwide review of the nutrients and ingredients found in infant formula.
- This initiative follows concerns about outdated regulations and reports of contaminants like lead and arsenic in formulas, prompting congressional calls for faster FDA action.
- The FDA will update standards requiring 30 nutrients, conduct increased heavy metal testing, and consider modern food production effects on formula safety.
- Else Nutrition CEO Hamutal Yitzhak described Operation Stork Speed as a crucial effort to enhance access to alternative infant formulas, highlighting that hundreds of thousands of babies require specialized options due to allergies.
- This review could modernize formula regulations, expand family options, and prevent shortages like those experienced in 2022, affecting infant nutrition nationwide.
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