RFK, Jr., Wants to Make Baby Formula Safer, but Trump Budget Cuts Imperil That Effort
Briefly

The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services and the FDA have initiated Operation Stork Speed to improve infant formula safety. This program will enhance testing for heavy metals and contaminants, renew the review of nutrients in formulas—first since 1998—and expand importation policies for formulas. It also aims to increase market transparency and assess the effects of formula feeding on health. Concerns arise due to previous cuts to the FDA potentially hindering these efforts, especially following high-profile bacterial contamination incidents that prompted recalls in the past.
Helping each family and child get off to the right start from birth is critical to our pursuit to Make America Healthy Again.
The FDA plans to expand formula importation policies and achieve greater transparency in the formula market.
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