FDA launches effort to review infant formulas

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Consumer Reports finds harmful levels of contaminants in half of baby formulas tested

Consumer Reports tested baby formulas and found harmful levels of contaminants in about half of them.

'Operation Stork Speed': HHS, FDA launch plan for more testing,...

After a meeting Tuesday with leading U.S. infant formula makers, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to make sure baby formula is safe, has the necessary ingredients and is free of contaminants. The new initiative, "Operation Stork Speed," to be administered jointly by HHS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants, initiate a…

Baby formula, breast milk need to be 'robustly regulated': former FDA commissioner

If Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Operation Stork Speed is going to deliver, it must maintain rigorous inspection of all the pipelines that feed babies, including the baby formula manufacturers and breast milk banks. That is according to Peter Pitts, a former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) associate commissioner, who said that the baby formula shortage in 2022 underscored the need to prioritize more staffing and…

RFK Jr. Announces The Next Big Target in His Review of the US Food Supply

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a major review of baby formula ingredients, focusing on heavy metals and overall nutritional quality. This move aligns with his broader effort to scrutinize ultra-processed foods and their impact on public health. Key Facts: The FDA, under Kennedy’s leadership, will review infant formula ingredients and increase testing for contaminants. Kennedy met with top executives from …