(Gray News) – Consumer Reports tested 41 baby formulas and found harmful levels of contaminants in half of them.
Consumer Reports said it tested the baby formulas for toxic chemicals including arsenic, lead, BPA, acrylamide and PFAS.
About half of the tested samples contained potentially harmful levels of at least one contaminant and the other half showed low or no contaminant levels.
A day after Consumer Reports shared its test results with the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Operation Stork Speed to expand the quality and safety of infant formula.
“The FDA will use all resources and authorities at its disposal to make sure infant formula products are safe and wholesome for the families and children who rely on them,” said Department of Health of Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Brian Ronholm, head of food and policy for Consumer Reports, said it is “encouraging” to see the FDA quickly announce the initiative focused on baby formula.
The FDA said it will increase testing for heavy metals and other contaminants, encourage companies to develop new infant formulas and clarify opportunities to help inform parents about formula ingredients.
“The FDA is deeply committed to ensuring that moms and other caregivers of infants and young children and other individuals who rely on infant formula for their nutritional needs have confidence that these products are safe, consistently available, and contain the nutrients essential to promote health and wellbeing during critical stages of development and life,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H.
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