The effort launched by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dubbed “Operation Stork Speed," is the first deep look at the ingredients in formula since 1998.

Infant formula guidelines are in dire need of an FDA update, experts say. Here’s a look at some of the concerns an HHS-mandated committee will address.

Nestlé has identified its new infant formula as a “key contributor to growth” for 2025. Sold under Nestlé’s NAN brand, Sinergity is the only infant formula in the world containing six human milk ...

Formula has been widely used in the U.S. for roughly six decades, feeding generations of infants who have flourished, said Dr. Steven Abrams, a University of Texas infant nutrition expert.

As federal health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, they’re taking a new look at infant formula. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Food and Drug ...

As federal health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, they’re taking a new look at infant formula. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Food and Drug ...

Revisiting the source of fats in formula. A growing backlash against using seed oils to provide fat, one of the 30 nutrients that federal guidelines say must be included in infant formulas, has ...

However, the reality is much more nuanced than that, especially when it comes to infant formula, said Brenna, a pediatrician who’s spent decades studying omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids.

More international alignment might have eased the U.S. infant formula crisis in 2022, when contamination shut down an Abbott factory, leading to monthslong shortages for American parents, Young said.