Overview
- The FDA published a proposed rule that would change required levels for iodine, vitamin A, vitamin D and manganese and would set a maximum for manganese.
- The proposal would change how vitamins A and D are measured on labels and allow a new form of vitamin A to be used in formula.
- The agency reviewed chloride, selenium, potassium and sodium and found their current required levels appropriate, keeping them unchanged.
- The action follows Operation Stork Speed, increased testing for heavy metals and recent product recalls and infant botulism cases that prompted the FDA to press companies to strengthen supplier oversight.
- The FDA said it will seek public input, hold external peer review of the science, propose additional nutrient rules and then issue a single final rule, while estimating annualized industry compliance costs between $8.4 million and $31.7 million.