Category: FDA

Doctor: Children Hospitalized in Tennessee Amid Baby Formula Shortage

Two children were hospitalized in Tennessee after their parents couldn’t find a special type of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage, according to a local doctor. Dr. Mark Corkins, a pediatric gastroenterologist who treated the two children, confirmed to local media that the pair were hospitalized due to a lack of baby formula. Neither doctors…


Capitol Report (May 17): Top US Officials Testify on UFOs; Inflation Higher Than Projected

In the first open hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years, what did top Pentagon officials say and not say to the American public? Plus, how does it relate to our national security? With true inflation likely much higher than the 8.3 percent number released by the government, how are the folks in California,…


FDA Eases Import Restrictions to Boost Baby Formula Supply

U.S. regulators on May 16 announced they’re easing restrictions on imports of baby formula to help alleviate shortages of the product stemming from a major plant being shut down three months prior. The adjusted regulations give regulators the ability to clear formula from overseas as long as they meet certain safety and nutrition requirements. Distributors…


Capitol Report (May 16): Bezos accuses White House of misleading on inflation; Tangled Roots of Shooting

The FDA gives an update on the baby formula shortage. What’s their plan for recovery and when can we expect to see those shelves stocked again? After 10 people died in a mass shooting in Buffalo over the weekend, Republicans and Democrats are showing further signs of division. Clinical psychologist and Oregon candidate for Congress…


FDA Reaches Agreement With Top Baby Formula Maker to Reopen Plant

Abbott Laboratories, the baby formula producer at the center of a nationwide shortage, said Monday that it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reopen its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, after it was subject to a federal investigation over alleged bacterial contamination. The company cautioned, however, that it could take…


FDA Chief Provides Update on Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that a shuttered Michigan facility that produces baby formula could be up and running again in two weeks, although Abbott Laboratories said that it could take up to 10 weeks before formula products reach shelves amid a nationwide shortage. “We now have a path…


Melania Trump Says Baby Formula Crisis Is ‘Heartbreaking to See’

Former First Lady Melania Trump said a lack of “leadership” is to blame for families facing a shortage of baby formula. “It’s heartbreaking to see that they are struggling and the food is not available for children in [the] 21st century in the United States of America, she told Fox News in an interview on…


Which Intestines for Food and Cosmetics?

The Food and Drug Administration recently reopened comments about their policy of allowing some intestines, but not others, into the U.S. food supply. When the first few cases of mad cow disease started popping up, the FDA’s gut reaction was to ban all guts from food and personal care products. But, in 2005, USDA and…


FDA ‘Taking Number of Steps’ to Address Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage: Psaki

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working “around the clock” to address the shortage of baby formula in the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on May 9. Psaki’s announcement comes as stores across the United States have been struggling to stock infant formula amid supply chain issues and a number of recalls…


US Regulators Prepared to Clear COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children Despite Substandard Efficacy: Lawmaker

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not enforce an effectiveness standard when considering whether to authorize one or more COVID-19 vaccines for young children, a top member of Congress said. Dr. Peter Marks, head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said during a recent briefing that the FDA “would not withhold authorization…