FDA Says It Might Change Infant Formula Requirements

Epoch Times

15-05-2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may change its nutrient requirements for infant formula, including floating the possibility of adding new mandated nutrients, the agency said on May 13.
The agency started a review of the nutrients that are currently in formula, in what regulators described as the first comprehensive review since 1998.
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'You can't Make America Healthy Again if we don't fix what nourishes our youngest and most vulnerable Americans,' Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA's commissioner, added: 'Protecting our most vulnerable is not just a moral duty—it is our responsibility. For many children, infant formula is their only source of nutrition. That's why it's absolutely crucial to continually assess the nutrition standards and incorporate gold standard science to ensure we are providing the safest, most effective nutrition possible.'
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The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
The law also says that the nutrients shall be reviewed every four years by the health secretary 'as appropriate.' During such a review, 'the Secretary shall consider any new scientific data or information related to infant formula nutrients, including international infant formula standards,' the law states. 'The Secretary may revise the list of nutrients and the required level for any nutrient required by the table.'
Researchers have
The FDA's review is part of what officials are calling 'Operation Stork Speed,' an effort
Abbott Nutrition and Reckitt Benckiser-Mead Johnson produce just under 80 percent of the infant formula in the United States as of 2019, according to Euromonitor Passport data. The companies did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.
Perrigo, another major manufacturer, referred an inquiry to the Infant Nutrition Council of America (INCA).
'INCA members use safe, high-quality ingredients that are scientifically proven to provide the nutrients needed to support healthy infant growth and development—and industry stays dedicated to following the latest developments in health science and clinical research to support healthy infant growth and development,' a spokesperson for the council told The Epoch Times in an email.
'INCA members remain committed to working with HHS and the FDA on Operation Stork Speed to ensure domestic infant formula products continue to meet the highest standards for nutrition and safety, and today infant formula products undergo extensive research, stringent testing, and strict regulatory approval prior to going to market.'