When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. summoned infant-formula executives to Washington last spring, he arrived with a list of questions about seed oils, heavy metals and how U.S. formula stacks up against Europe’s.
Kennedy’s concerns echoed those of parents aligned with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement as he prepared to launch “Operation Stork Speed,” the Trump administration’s sweeping review of U.S. formula ingredients.
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Kennedy’s emphasis on infant formula has led to a dynamic that has become common in his first year leading the nation’s health agenda: The political demands of the MAHA movement have come up against industry warnings that sweeping changes to infant-formula standards risk negative consequences if not rooted in science.
The FDA is reviewing science and policies related to infant formula, and results of that work is expected to be revealed this spring, people familiar with the matter said.
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Some physician-advocacy groups and industry representatives have … questioned whether the administration’s approach will be grounded in scientific consensus.
