FDA Moves Toward Updated Infant Formula Nutrition Standards

Federal regulators are considering updates to infant formula nutrition standards, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The proposed changes could affect how manufacturers develop and formulate infant nutrition products.

Infant formula sits in a category where nutrition standards are unusually consequential: for some infants it is the sole source of nutrition. That makes any adjustment to required nutrient levels a significant operational change for manufacturers, not just a labeling update.

Eat This TV is reporting the agency's stated direction. Specific proposed nutrient levels, comment periods and effective dates are published by the FDA and should be checked there for accuracy.