US EditionUS FDA Says Testing Reveals Domestic Infant Formula Supply Is Safe
The agency said 312 samples from 16 brands had mostly undetectable contaminants, with 99% free of pesticides and 95% at low PFAS levels.
- On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration reported that an 'overwhelming majority' of infant formula samples contained undetectable or very low levels of contaminants, confirming the nation's supply is safe.
- Following a 2025 Consumer Reports analysis flagging heavy metal concerns, officials launched 'Operation Stork Speed' in March 2025 to improve formula safety and increase contaminant testing.
- Between 2023 and 2025, the agency analyzed more than 300 samples from 16 brands, finding 99% were free of detectable pesticides and 95% had PFAS levels at or below 28 parts per trillion.
- Industry leaders like Abbott Nutrition and pediatrician Steven Abrams called the data 'reassuring,' though researcher Sheela Sathyanarayana urged formal federal contaminant limits and continued monitoring.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will host industry executives next month to discuss formula oversight, as the FDA works to develop federal limits for heavy metals.
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Ottumwa Courier
New FDA analysis says US infant formula supply is safe after testing for potential contaminants
Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration tested more than 300 samples of commercial infant formula between 2023…
US infant formula supply is ‘safe,’ FDA says after looking for potential contaminants
A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday. The review was conducted as part of the Food and Drug Administration’s Operation Stork Speed project — billed as the “largest and most rigorous” to date. It found that the infant formula supply is “safe,” agency officials and outside experts said. “There’s no reaso…
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US infant formula supply is 'safe,' FDA says after looking for potential contaminants
Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants. The U.S.
FDA Releases Results from Major Baby Formula Safety Study
When the Food and Drug Administration announced “Operation Stork Speed” in March 2025, it vowed to improve the safety and quality of U.S. infant formulas — in part by increasing its testing of them for heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants. Now, the first round of test results are in, and overall, federal health officials and outside experts described them as reassuring. Between 2023 and 2025, the agency purchased more than 300 infant …
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