Children's Health Defense “Operation Stork Speed,” launched Tuesday by HHS and the FDA, will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula. The initiative also includes a nutrient review process and encourages manufacturers to improve product labeling and develop new products.
After a meeting Tuesday with leading U.S. infant formula makers, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to make sure baby formula is safe, has the necessary ingredients and is free of contaminants.
The new initiative, “Operation Stork Speed,” to be administered jointly by HHS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants, initiate a nutrient review process and encourage manufacturers to improve product labeling.
HHS launched the initiative on the same day Consumer Reports published the results of an investigation that found significant levels of contaminants including lead and arsenic in many commercially available baby formulas.
According to HHS, Operation Stork Speed will include the “first comprehensive update and review of infant formula nutrients by the FDA since 1998.”
The initiative also encourages companies to develop new infant formula products.
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