FDA launches effort to review infant formulas
- The U.S. Health and Human Services Agency and the Food and Drug Administration announced a new initiative to improve baby formula safety and supply.
- Operation Stork Speed, led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aims to provide reliable infant formula options for families.
- The FDA will review infant formula nutrients and increase testing for heavy metals and contaminants, promoting clearer labeling from companies.
- The FDA is collaborating with the National Institutes of Health to address research gaps regarding the health impacts of baby formula.
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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…
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FDA, HHS announce plans to increase testing for heavy metals, contaminates in baby formula
The FDA and HHS announced "Operation Stork Speed" Tuesday, which aims to increase testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in baby formula.
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