BRIEF-FDA Calls On Infant Formula Industry To Strengthen Supplier Oversight Amid Contamination Risks

- FDA:

  • FDA CALLS ON INFANT FORMULA INDUSTRY TO BETTER SAFEGUARD AGAINST CONTAMINANTS INTRODUCED THROUGH THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN

  • FDA: EXPECTS MANUFACTURERS TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIVE OVERSIGHT OF THEIR SUPPLIERS AND WHETHER RISKS ARE EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED

  • FDA: RECOMMENDS INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS MONITOR APPLICABLE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS, OUTBREAK INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ALERTS

  • FDA: INVESTIGATING ROOT CAUSES OF 2025 & 2026 INFANT BOTULISM OUTBREAKS ASSOCIATED WITH POWDERED INFANT FORMULA; HAS COMPLETED INITIAL SURVEILLANCE