Overview
- The FDA will conduct its first comprehensive review of infant formula nutrients since 1998, focusing on nutritional adequacy and safety.
- Plans include increased testing for heavy metals and contaminants following alarming findings from a Consumer Reports investigation.
- The initiative encourages manufacturers to improve labeling transparency and develop new, innovative infant formula products.
- HHS Secretary Kennedy has met with major formula producers to discuss safety, supply chain improvements, and ingredient concerns.
- Collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and other scientific bodies will address research gaps on formula feeding and long-term health outcomes.