FDA accepts responsibility for the baby formula shortage

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted responsibility for the recent baby formula shortage that had parents across the U.S. entering desperation mode. The FDA’s rules had effectively banned foreign-manufactured formula from American shelves, leaving the public in a tight situation when it came to feeding the most vulnerable after an FDA shut-down of the country’s largest manufacturing plant.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf stated, "The need to diversify and strengthen the U.S. infant formula supply is more important than ever." Unfortunately, it took a crisis to recognize that reality.

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